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Photos from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades

November 26 2025 07:11 PM

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — People look at flames engulfing a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Original Publication Date: November 26, 2025 7:11PM

Publication Updated: November 27, 2025 10:11PM

HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters were working to bring under control Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades and were rescuing residents from the high-rise towers in the suburban Tai Po district.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Firefighters try to extinguish a flames engulfing a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Health workers evacuate a woman from a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Residents rest at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories on Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Firefighting efforts continue a second day after a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — A firefighter searches through a building in the aftermath of a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — People with missing family members react after checking photographs of the deceased at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Flames engulf a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Firefighters rest at the fire truck after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — A man rests on a makeshift bed made up of chairs at a nearby shopping mall where residents are taking shelter in the aftermath of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Volunteers provide warm clothings for residents in the aftermath of a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Burned buildings stand in the aftermath of a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Health workers remove a body after a deadly fire Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — A fire can be seen at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — People stand amid donated supplies following the fire that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — A missing person notice is hanged near the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Photos from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades | iNFOnews.ca — Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

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