Overview
- The blaze swept through all eight buildings of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
- South China Morning Post put the death toll at 44, with 279 people listed as missing.
- An earlier official update via HK01 quoting Chief Executive John Lee confirmed 36 deaths.
- That update also reported 29 people hospitalized, including seven in critical condition.
- Emergency teams are continuing search, rescue, and victim identification as authorities refine the casualty figures.