November 27, 2025 11:03 PM
Hong Kong police arrest construction firm bosses over fire; death toll hits 83 with 300 missing
Hong Kong police arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter on Thursday over the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years, which killed at least 83 people with about 300 still listed as missing. Firefighters had mostly doused the blaze that tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the northern district of Tai Po, which had been undergoing renovations and was wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh. Rescuers battled intense heat and thick smoke for m...