Portraits of courage: domestic helpers who stayed with their wards during Hong Kong fire
More than 200 domestic helpers worked in Wang Fuk Court, with nearly 80 missing and many more displaced along with employers
They are the domestic helpers who remain unaccounted for five days after the blaze, among more than 200 working in Wang Fuk Court, the site of the inferno that has claimed at least 128 lives.
Seven Indonesians and a Filipino were confirmed dead, while three others were injured, according to the consulates of the two countries.
At least 79 Indonesians are still missing and scores more have been displaced along with their employers.
Interviews by the Post with survivors and accounts by witnesses on social media painted portraits of courage of the helpers who stayed with their charges to the end.
Pita Hari, a 40-year-old Indonesian helper who has worked in Hong Kong for six years, was among the lucky ones who escaped to safety. She lived with her 75-year-old employer at Wang Fuk Court. But her friends remained unreachable.