{"id":299508,"date":"2025-11-27T00:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/at-least-44-dead-and-279-missing-in-deadly-hong-kong-fire-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T00:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:05:04","slug":"at-least-44-dead-and-279-missing-in-deadly-hong-kong-fire-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/at-least-44-dead-and-279-missing-in-deadly-hong-kong-fire-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 44 dead and 279 missing in deadly Hong Kong fire | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/b765xR9TwRU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"At least 44 dead and 279 missing in deadly Hong Kong fire | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b765xR9TwRU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At least 44 people have died, including a firefighter, following a large fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex, according to the region&#8217;s leader.<\/p>\n<p>John Lee confirmed another 279 people have been reported missing, while 29 others have been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of residents were evacuated from the complex in the city\u2019s Tai Po district after the blaze broke out on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A column of flames and thick smoke rose up as the fire spread across bamboo scaffolding around its exterior.<\/p>\n<p>Records show the housing complex consisted of eight blocks housing almost 2,000 apartments.<\/p>\n<p>Video from the scene showed at least five buildings close to each other ablaze, with flames coming out of many of the apartments\u2019 windows.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze was reported mid-afternoon and upgraded to a No. 4 alarm fire, the second-highest level of severity, the Fire Services Department said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 44 people have died, including a firefighter, following a large fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex, according to the region&#8217;s leader. 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