Four people have died after a major fire broke out in tower blocks in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday afternoon, with several residents trapped inside as thick black smoke billows from the buildings.
Firefighters received an emergency call at 2:51 pm local time reporting a blaze at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in northern Hong Kong. The fire was upgraded to a level 4 alarm at 3:34 pm, according to the fire service.
One man suffered serious burns, police told public broadcaster RTHK.
Fire crews were still battling the blaze as smoke poured from the buildings, with several people reported trapped inside, according to RTHK.
The Wang Fuk Court complex consists of eight buildings housing nearly 2,000 flats. The tower where the fire started is surrounded by other buildings with external bamboo scaffolding.
(information from protothema.gr)
