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Li Yuan
2025-12-03 18:01:23
China
China

Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Shows China’s Play Book in Action

In a sign of China’s role in the city, officials have tried to stamp out calls for accountability over a catastrophe that killed at least 159 people.

Alexandra Stevenson, Joy Dong And Selam Gebrekidan
2025-12-01 15:00:09
United States
Fires and Firefighters

Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say

Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151.

Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire

At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.

Anjali Tsui
2025-11-29 18:00:09
United States
Deaths ( Fatalities)

Mourners Honor Victims of Hong Kong Apartment Fire

The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.

Alexandra Stevenson
2025-11-29 09:00:09
United States
Politics and Government

Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.

Anjali Tsui
2025-11-28 18:00:12
United States
Fires and Firefighters

A Hong Kong Fire Survivor’s Escape, in His Own Words

In his own words, William Li, a resident of the Hong Kong apartment complex that became an inferno, recounted how he and two neighbors survived until help arrived.

Selam Gebrekidan, Amy Chang Chien And Joy Dong
2025-11-28 18:00:07
United States
Deaths ( Fatalities)

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire

Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did not take decisive action.