Four people have died after a massive fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential complex in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, with thick grey smoke billowing out as emergency services battled to subdue the blaze.

Several people remain trapped inside the burning towers, public broadcaster RTHK reported, citing police, while two people are in critical condition having suffered severe burns, it said.

Some fire services staff have also been injured, while trying to put out the flames that ripped through the 31-story towers.

People gathered on a nearby overhead walkway, watching in dismay as smoke billowed from the buildings, some of which were clad in bamboo scaffolding.

Scores of fire engines and ambulances lined the road below the complex, according to Reut

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