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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy: Video

Latest news and updates on the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district that killed 168 people, including a firefighter. Scores of people were also hurt.

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Workers remove the damaged bamboo scaffolding in Wang Fuk Court at Tai Po. Photo: SCMP / Sam Tsang

Hong Kong society

My Take | Tai Po fire victims are not being served well by the inaction on class actions

It has been two decades since moves began to bring such cases to Hong Kong. Any resolution will likely come too late for Wang Fuk Court residents.

31 Jan 2026 - 11:08PM

Hong Kong

Video | Tai Po fire widow wants answers and accountability

30 Jan 2026 - 12:05PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Fallen firefighter Ho Wai-ho laid to rest

19 Dec 2025 - 6:18PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | New makeshift altar for Tai Po fire victims appears after previous shrine cleared

Crews removed flowers from sitting area opposite Wang Fuk Court on December 7, but fresh ones appeared nearby the next day.

8 Dec 2025 - 8:13PM

01:40

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Scaffold net sample ignites despite meeting safety standards

Government-certified lab found a piece of netting from a construction site ignited, prompting calls to review standards after deadly fire at public housing estate in Hong Kong.

8 Dec 2025 - 5:17PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | ‘They were hugging each other’ when they died in Tai Po fire

Yayuk Setyowati looked for her older sister for four days before a DNA test confirmed her death.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:56PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Hong Kong government orders scaffolding nets removed

Firms have 3 days to take down netting amid allegations of falsified safety certificates.

4 Dec 2025 - 6:29PM

Hong Kong government orders scaffolding nets removed

02:01

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Survivors return to pick up the pieces at scene of Hong Kong fire

Medications, warm clothes, jewelry, personal documents and appliances among items taken by residents of Wang Chi House.

3 Dec 2025 - 6:13PM

Video | One week after the deadly Tai Po fire in Hong Kong

Families mourn their loved ones who died in the blaze at Wang Fuk Court, while residents lay tributes throughout Tai Po.

3 Dec 2025 - 1:41PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Traditional offerings for victims of Tai Po fire

A funeral home opened for the public to those killed in Hong Kong’s deadliest residential fire.

2 Dec 2025 - 11:03PM

Hong Kong

Video | ‘Some bodies have turned into ash’

At least 151 people had been confirmed dead as of December 1, five days after the blaze in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court.

2 Dec 2025 - 11:42AM

01:15

Hong Kong

Video | Bamboo scaffolding, nets come down in parts of Hong Kong

The removal of scaffolding and protective nets follows a central government announcement of nationwide inspections of fire safety standards in high-rise buildings across China.

1 Dec 2025 - 12:22PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po inferno: Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy – an infographic

See why the fires that ravaged the Wang Fuk Court high-rise tower complex are among the worst in the city’s history.

4 Dec 2025 - 11:32AM

Video | Hong Kong pays tribute to Tai Po fire victims

City begins three-day mourning period as officials hold minute of silence for those lost in the city’s deadliest fire in decades.

29 Nov 2025 - 5:40PM

00:56

Video | Kai Tak youth hostel to house Tai Po fire survivors

The former quarantine facility during the Covid-19 pandemic will now house some who lost their homes in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades.

29 Nov 2025 - 5:38PM

00:56

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Status of 200 unclear after deadly fire in Hong Kong

People visit a community centre to look at photos of bodies recovered to see if their missing loved ones are among them.

28 Nov 2025 - 9:47PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Hong Kong firefighters work non-stop to put out deadly blaze

Thousands of firefighters worked around the clock to contain the city’s deadliest blaze in decades at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.

29 Nov 2025 - 3:12PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Hongkongers rally to support those affected by Tai Po housing estate fire

Volunteers offered food, supplies, services and their time to help people affected by the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court.

28 Nov 2025 - 6:15PM

00:59

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Memorials for ‘superhero’ firefighter who lost life in Hong Kong blaze

Ho Wai-ho was dispatched to fight a 5-alarm fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court complex.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:39PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Hong Kong Tai Po fire rescue operations enter day 3

Hong Kong leader John Lee has ordered inspections of all public housing estates undergoing major renovations.

28 Nov 2025 - 1:49PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | At least 65 dead in Tai Po estate fire in Hong Kong

The city’s deadliest fire in recent decades has united residents to donate food, clothes, goods and services to those affected.

27 Nov 2025 - 10:24PM

06:19

Hong Kong

Video | ‘There’s nothing left’, say Tai Po fire victims

As firefighters continue to douse the remaining building fires, evacuated residents are left wondering what happens next.

27 Nov 2025 - 6:31PM

Accidents and personal safety

Video | Timeline: How Hong Kong’s deadly fire in Tai Po unfolded

Three people arrested for manslaughter as police search, seize documents at offices of housing estate’s building maintenance firm in San Po Kong.

27 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM

Hong Kong

Video | Tai Po fire rages in Hong Kong for second day

Firefighting efforts continue in three blocks of the Tai Po housing estate as of Thursday morning.

27 Nov 2025 - 1:38PM

Hong Kong fires and safety

Video | At least 36 dead, 279 missing as major fire rages at Hong Kong housing estate

At least 36 people, including a firefighter, have been killed and at least 29 others injured and 279 still missing in a fire that started in the afternoon.

27 Nov 2025 - 3:14AM

Major fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood rages into the night, at least 36 dead, 279 missing

Hong Kong fires and safety

Video | At least 12 dead in Tai Po fire in Hong Kong

Police said they received multiple reports of people trapped in a building where the blaze started.

27 Nov 2025 - 3:14AM

02:36

Hong Kong fires and safety

Video | Residents trapped in burning buildings in Tai Po

Blaze at Wang Fuk Court was initially classified as a No 1 alarm fire but was quickly raised to No 4 by 3.34pm.

27 Nov 2025 - 3:14AM

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy: Video

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}My Take | Tai Po fire victims are not being served well by the inaction on class actions

It has been two decades since moves began to bring such cases to Hong Kong. Any resolution will likely come too late for Wang Fuk Court residents.

.css-rcruog{color:#C79A00;}Video | Tai Po fire widow wants answers and accountability

Video | Fallen firefighter Ho Wai-ho laid to rest

Video | New makeshift altar for Tai Po fire victims appears after previous shrine cleared

Crews removed flowers from sitting area opposite Wang Fuk Court on December 7, but fresh ones appeared nearby the next day.

Video | Scaffold net sample ignites despite meeting safety standards

Government-certified lab found a piece of netting from a construction site ignited, prompting calls to review standards after deadly fire at public housing estate in Hong Kong.

Video | ‘They were hugging each other’ when they died in Tai Po fire

Yayuk Setyowati looked for her older sister for four days before a DNA test confirmed her death.

Video | Hong Kong government orders scaffolding nets removed

Firms have 3 days to take down netting amid allegations of falsified safety certificates.

Video | Survivors return to pick up the pieces at scene of Hong Kong fire

Medications, warm clothes, jewelry, personal documents and appliances among items taken by residents of Wang Chi House.

Video | One week after the deadly Tai Po fire in Hong Kong

Families mourn their loved ones who died in the blaze at Wang Fuk Court, while residents lay tributes throughout Tai Po.

Video | Traditional offerings for victims of Tai Po fire

A funeral home opened for the public to those killed in Hong Kong’s deadliest residential fire.

Video | ‘Some bodies have turned into ash’

At least 151 people had been confirmed dead as of December 1, five days after the blaze in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court.

Video | Bamboo scaffolding, nets come down in parts of Hong Kong

The removal of scaffolding and protective nets follows a central government announcement of nationwide inspections of fire safety standards in high-rise buildings across China.

Tai Po inferno: Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy – an infographic

See why the fires that ravaged the Wang Fuk Court high-rise tower complex are among the worst in the city’s history.

Video | Hong Kong pays tribute to Tai Po fire victims

City begins three-day mourning period as officials hold minute of silence for those lost in the city’s deadliest fire in decades.

Video | Kai Tak youth hostel to house Tai Po fire survivors

The former quarantine facility during the Covid-19 pandemic will now house some who lost their homes in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades.

Video | Status of 200 unclear after deadly fire in Hong Kong

People visit a community centre to look at photos of bodies recovered to see if their missing loved ones are among them.

Video | Hong Kong firefighters work non-stop to put out deadly blaze

Thousands of firefighters worked around the clock to contain the city’s deadliest blaze in decades at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.

Video | Hongkongers rally to support those affected by Tai Po housing estate fire

Volunteers offered food, supplies, services and their time to help people affected by the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court.

Video | Memorials for ‘superhero’ firefighter who lost life in Hong Kong blaze

Ho Wai-ho was dispatched to fight a 5-alarm fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court complex.

Video | Hong Kong Tai Po fire rescue operations enter day 3

Hong Kong leader John Lee has ordered inspections of all public housing estates undergoing major renovations.

Video | At least 65 dead in Tai Po estate fire in Hong Kong

The city’s deadliest fire in recent decades has united residents to donate food, clothes, goods and services to those affected.

Video | ‘There’s nothing left’, say Tai Po fire victims

As firefighters continue to douse the remaining building fires, evacuated residents are left wondering what happens next.

Video | Timeline: How Hong Kong’s deadly fire in Tai Po unfolded

Three people arrested for manslaughter as police search, seize documents at offices of housing estate’s building maintenance firm in San Po Kong.

Video | Tai Po fire rages in Hong Kong for second day

Firefighting efforts continue in three blocks of the Tai Po housing estate as of Thursday morning.

Video | At least 36 dead, 279 missing as major fire rages at Hong Kong housing estate

At least 36 people, including a firefighter, have been killed and at least 29 others injured and 279 still missing in a fire that started in the afternoon.

Video | At least 12 dead in Tai Po fire in Hong Kong

Police said they received multiple reports of people trapped in a building where the blaze started.

Video | Residents trapped in burning buildings in Tai Po

Blaze at Wang Fuk Court was initially classified as a No 1 alarm fire but was quickly raised to No 4 by 3.34pm.

My Take | Tai Po fire victims are not being served well by the inaction on class actions

Video | Tai Po fire widow wants answers and accountability