Fire at Hong Kong housing block kills dozens, hundreds missingーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
NHK Wars Tate Hata Kazu in Hong Kong is standing by for us. So Kazu, what is the situation now? Efforts to bring the fire completely under control are continuing alongside rescue operations. It became clear from this morning that the whole housing complex has turned black from the fire. But even at this time, you can still see flames coming out of some windows. Each buildings has more than 30 floors. So water from the fire trucks can’t reach the higher ones. Hong Kong media reported that about 4,000 people live there. Many of them spend the night at a nearby vacation center. SAF now come outside to watch the firefighters work. Meanwhile, Hong Kong officials have started their investigation into the cause of this massive fire. Chocolate.
A fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing complex has killed at least 44 people, including a firefighter. NHK World’s Tatehata Kazuo reports.
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