ALBAWABA - Hong Kong police announced on Sunday that the death toll in the massive fire that erupted in an apartment complex has risen to 146.
"As of 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT), the latest death toll stands at 146. We cannot rule out the possibility of further fatalities," Chief Superintendent Tsang Shuk-yin of the police's casualty enquiry unit gave a new update in a news conference.
The country's anti-corruption watchdog confirmed arresting 11 people with links to the tragic incident, three of whom were also taken with accusations of manslaughter.
Apartments burn after a major fire swept through several blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 27, 2025. (Photo by DALE DE LA REY / AFP)
Hong Kong authorities stated that a fire broke out inside four of the eight apartment blocks in the estate. According to the local media, the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, in the northern New Territories, contains 2,000 flats.
The apartment complex, which is made up of eight 31-storey towers, houses about 4,800 people.
The cause of the fire is still unknown until this moment; however, authorities believe that the bamboo scaffolding and green construction mesh may have helped spread the flames.
