A devastating fire tore through a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong\u2019s Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people<\/strong> and injuring 28 others<\/strong>, according to updated information from local authorities. The blaze, which erupted at Wang Fuk Court in the afternoon, rapidly intensified and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate while others remained trapped inside their apartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fire reportedly began at 2:51 p.m.<\/strong> and spread quickly through the densely populated apartment buildings. Officials raised the alarm level multiple times within minutes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the flames spread across the buildings, thick smoke filled the area and made evacuation efforts increasingly difficult. Firefighters were deployed from multiple districts as the scale of the disaster grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By around 8 p.m. local time, the death toll had risen to 13<\/strong>, significantly higher than early afternoon reports. Among the victims was 37-year-old firefighter Ho Wai-ho<\/strong>, who collapsed during rescue operations and later died at a hospital. Authorities described his death as a line-of-duty sacrifice amid extremely dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 28 injured<\/strong> residents and firefighters were transported to nearby hospitals, with several individuals reported to be in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hong Kong\u2019s leadership expressed profound sadness over the tragedy. Officials emphasized that emergency departments were working at full capacity to contain the fire, rescue trapped residents, and support survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Authorities stated that the fire had caused \u201cmany casualties\u201d and stressed that the priority remained extinguishing the flames and ensuring the safety of all remaining residents in the affected buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The incident marks one of Hong Kong\u2019s deadliest residential fires in recent years, and emergency teams continue to monitor the affected building structures and risk of reignition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blaze Upgraded to No. 5 Alarm as Multiple Buildings Burn; Firefighter Among the Victims A devastating fire tore through a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong\u2019s Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 28 others, according to updated information from local authorities. The blaze, which erupted at Wang Fuk Court […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547\/revisions\/2548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fire Escalates Rapidly to Hong Kong\u2019s Highest Alarm Level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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13 Dead, Including Firefighter Responding to the Blaze<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Officials Express Condolences and Pledge Full Emergency Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Key Facts About the Tai Po High-Rise Fire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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