Thick smoke, falling debris, and frantic rescues. What began as an ordinary afternoon in a Hong Kong housing estate turned into a scene of unimaginable devastation. A towering blaze swept through a public housing estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, killing 44 and leaving 279 unaccounted for in what officials are calling one of the city’s worst fire emergencies in recent memory. The first alarm came at 2:51 p.m., according to the South China Morning Post. According to CNN, the fire erupted at Wang Cheong House, a 32-story tower under renovation, clad in bamboo scaffolding and wrapped in green mesh sheeting — a common but increasingly scrutinized sight across the city. The blaze intensified at terrifying speed, jumping from tower to tower. In total, seven o

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