Fire in densely packed group of 31-storey tower blocks that is home to thousands quickly spread via bamboo scaffolding
Dozens of people have died in a huge, two-day fire that engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong, home to thousands of people. Many more are in a critical condition, and hundreds remain missing.
The fire was first reported at 2.52pm local time (6.52am GMT) on Wednesday, at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, in the northern New Territories.
