Overview
- Presenter Susanna Reid interrupted the ITV programme to carry RTHK’s live broadcast from the scene, noting the scale of the fire in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district.
- RTHK, citing police sources, reported at least one man with serious burns as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
- The South China Morning Post reported two people with severe burns, an injured firefighter and multiple residents still trapped.
- Some outlets circulated claims of four deaths, which remain unverified as rescue operations continue.
- The fire was reported at Wang Fuk Court, an eight-block estate with nearly 2,000 flats, with local reports noting bamboo scaffolding on nearby towers, eyewitness accounts of explosions and an incident upgrade to level four.