Speaking at a press briefing, Lee mentioned that around 279 people are still missing

HONG KONG (Nov 27): Firefighters were still dousing a devastating fire Thursday which ripped through a Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds missing according to authorities. The inferno — the financial hub’s worst in decades — took hold on Wednesday afternoon in an eight-building housing estate with 2,000 apartments andRead More

A massive fire tore through seven high-rise buildings in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, killing 36 people and injuring several others.

Hong Kong: At least four people were killed and three others injured after three high-rise residential towers caught fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district

At least 44 people have been killed and 279 others are missing after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades ripped through high-rise residential towers sheathed in flammable bamboo scaffolding, authorities said.