
At least 128 people were killed in a massive fire that broke out on Wednesday at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Taipo, a suburb in Hong Kong's mountainous New Territories, the city's fire service announced on Friday.
Officials confirmed that firefighting operations have ended, adding that the focus has now shifted towards entering each unit in the seven affected towers in the complex of eight 32-story residential high-rise buildings. Around 200 people are still unaccounted for.