A towering fire that tore through one of Hong Kong's ageing high-rise estates has left the city mourning a firefighter who died just weeks before his planned wedding. The inferno at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is now regarded as one of the deadliest in living memory, casting a sombre shadow across the territory.
Firefighter Ho Wai-hou, also known as Hei Weihao, died on the afternoon of the blaze at Wang Fuk Court, a 31-storey residential complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. The fire broke out on 26 November 2025, triggering an urgent response as heavy smoke spread rapidly through the ageing buildings. Ho, 37, had served in the fire services for nine years after previously working as a special police officer at an airport.
