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Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting
SEARCH FOR BODIES CONTINUES Authorities have said the fire alarms at the estate, home to more than 4,600 people, had…
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Hong Kong fire: Day 2 as it happened – death toll passes 70 as rescue operations continue into the night
HONG KONG: Firefighting and rescue operations are continuing into the night on the second day of an inferno that ravaged…
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‘Very worried’: Hong Kong fire survivors hunt for the missing
“HELP NEEDED” After what many said had been a sleepless night, crowds gathered in parks and walkways in the northern…
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Commentary: Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency
IT’S A LONG WAY DOWN TO SAFETY The biggest barrier is simply vertical distance. Stairwells are the only reliable escape…
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Live: Hong Kong high-rise fire continues as death toll rises to 44
HONG KONG: The death toll from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in three decades rose to 44 on Thursday (Nov 27)…
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Hong Kong residential buildings blaze kills 44, hundreds still missing
A massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, as authorities…
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‘Couldn’t do anything’: deadly Hong Kong fire devours homes of thousands
A police officer told AFP on Wednesday evening that it was unclear how many people were unaccounted for because residents…
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13 dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong
BUILDINGS SURROUNDED BY SMOKE AND FLAMES One resident surnamed Wong, 71, broke down in tears and sobbed, saying his wife…
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Four dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong
BUILDINGS SURROUNDED BY SMOKE AND FLAMES People gathered on a nearby overhead walkway, watching in dismay as smoke billowed from…
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Eight people on trial over deadly Hanoi apartment block fire
Vietnam has a population of 100 million people, a third of whom live in tightly-packed urban areas. To meet the…
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