6 hours agoTragic balance from Hong Kong fire: 65 dead, approximately 300 missing
Periskopi(7 months ago)
(7 months ago)The Hong Kong Fire Department has just updated the death toll from the fire in a large residential complex. Since 8:00 local time, 65 people have died of fire, with 70 injuries, the announcement said. Ten firefighters have also been injured, reports the BBC, broadcast Periscopi. Likewise, nearly 300 people [...]
Since 8:00 local time, 65 people have died of fire, with 70 injuries, the announcement said.
Ten firefighters have also been injured, reports BBC, broadcast Periscope.
And nearly 300 people are missing.
The fire, which destroyed seven of eight tower blocks in Tai Po neighbourhood on Wednesday, is now “almost under control”, Hong Kong's leader says.
Some 4600 people lived in the complex, according to the latest census figures. It is not clear how many were inside when the fire broke out. /Periscope/
