Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district.

[Ghgan]

 

[Kopites]

Category 5 now. 

Fire spreaded to 8 buildings now. Estate consists of total buildings 

 

BBC Source.

The Tai Po blaze has now been upgraded to level 5 - the most serious level.

In a written update, the Hong Kong government said it had increased the grade of the fire at 6.22pm local time, having increased it to level 4 nearly three hours earlier.

The government has also provided an update on those killed and injured in the blaze. As of 6pm local time, it says nine people had been taken to two hospitals.

Of these, four people have died, three were in a critical condition, one was in a serious condition, and one was stable, it says.

Edited November 26 by Kopites

[Ghgan]

 

[Lala81]

is this estate very old? or like not too old type.

How come burn until like that. Even if got scaffolding on fire.

[Kopites]

On 11/26/2025 at 7:33 PM, Lala81 said:

is this estate very old? or like not too old type.

How come burn until like that. Even if got scaffolding on fire.

Not a new estate. Scaffolding is for the estate upgrading(same like our HDB HIP).

There are existing residents residing in the buildings. Since it is workday, school day exclude working adults and students literally it mean elderly, house pet, domestic helper at home. 

Hope they got out in times. Fire started on one side of one the building.  Category 1 at around 2plus pm. Cateory 3 around 3pm. About one hour I reckon to evacuate. 

Now Category 5, the highest. Fire spreaded to 8 block now. 

Info from my Facebook newsreel. 

Edited November 26 by Kopites

[Kopites]

On 11/26/2025 at 7:33 PM, Lala81 said:

is this estate very old? or like not too old type.

How come burn until like that. Even if got scaffolding on fire.

Lala, this was how the fire started this afternoon. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/75130008031/posts/10166475201593032/

 

Edited November 26 by Kopites

[Atonchia]

I think there's a reason why SG don't use bamboo scaffolding... 

The plastic netting also added to fire risk.

[PSP415]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/hong-kong-13-dead-fire-engulfs-residential-building-bamboo-scaffolding-5491211

 

13 dead thus far including a firefighter. 😢

[Kopites]

Unverified news. 200 missing! Horrifying..

https://hk.news.yahoo.com/宏福苑五級火︱現場直擊-警登記櫃位暫錄200人失聯-居民遙望烈火吞噬住所（附社區支援聯絡）︱yahoo-115923943.html

大埔宏福苑五級火，大埔民政處於下午約5時半，開放多個處所和學校用作臨時庇護中心，包括廣福社區會堂、東昌街社區會堂等。《Yahoo新聞》記者晚上到廣福邨附近的中華基督教會馮梁結中學視察，該處有約400名居民暫時棲身。警方在校內設置登記櫃枱，讓與家人失去聯絡的居民進行人口登記工作。警方表示，目前有至少200人失去聯絡。市民如欲尋找懷疑受傷或失聯的親友，可致電警方傷者查詢熱線1878999。

[Lala81]

 

 

[inlinesix]

Live

13 dead including 1 fireman

 

[Kopites]

There are still residents trapped inside the building. 

Edited November 26 by Kopites

[Ct3833]

I know nothing about fire fighting but looking at the miserable water jet from the fire firemen, obviously it is difficult to even contain the fire, letting alone to put it out.

[Kopites]

On 11/26/2025 at 10:58 PM, Ct3833 said:

I know nothing about fire fighting but looking at the miserable water jet from the fire firemen, obviously it is difficult to even contain the fire, letting alone to put it out.

I reckon those helicopter water bomb would be more effective. Seem them in australia Bush fire. 

Now fireman can enter the buildings. Fire can't be put out. Literally mean let it burn till tomorrow morning. 

There are still people trapped inside the buildings according to Facebook live update. 

Hmmm.... 

Edited November 26 by Kopites

[Jman888]

I think the fire dept gave up liao, almost all the units are still burning now. Death toll will increase as no one knows how many people were trapped inside.

saw a FB photo post by a resident where he was inside the building while the fire was literally outside the building.

[Jamesc]

Aiyah it's Nov and no typhoon or even rain when you need it.

Haiz.

[Kopites]

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Edited November 26 by Kopites

[Lala81]

44 dead and still 200+ missing