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Hong Kong High-Rise Blaze Leaves Residents Unaccounted For as Mother Pleads for Missing Graduate

Coverage draws on Kyodo interviews at Hong Kong shelters, underscoring uncertainty for families awaiting word.

Overview

  • Authorities and residents described a large fire at a multi-tower residential complex in northern Hong Kong that broke out around 2:50 p.m. on November 26.
  • Evacuated residents gathered at shelters, where reporters recorded emotional appeals from people searching for loved ones.
  • A woman in her 50s said she has been unable to reach her daughter, who recently graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, since shortly after 3 p.m.
  • Multiple residents reported that many people remain uncontactable, with searches and identification efforts still developing.
  • The reports originate from a Kyodo News Hong Kong dispatch republished by Japanese regional outlets including Nishinippon, Chunichi, and Hokkaido Shimbun.