Fire rages through bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing 4

HONG KONG — A fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, Wednesday, killing four people and leaving others trapped inside, authorities said. Video from the scene showed at least five buildings close to each other ablaze, with bright flames and smoke shooting out of many of the apartments' windows as night fell. Firefighters were aiming water at the intense flames from high up on ladder trucks. The raging fire sent up a column of flames and thick smoke as it spread on bamboo scaffolding and construction netting that had been set up around the exterior of the complex in the city’s Tai Po district. Records show the housing complex consisted of eight blocks housing almost 2,000 apartments. The Hong Kong government reported four deaths and said five other people were hospitalized. Three of the injured were in critical condition, one in serious condition and the other person was stable, a brief statement said. The dead included one firefighter and another was being treated for heat exhaustion, Fire Services Department Director Andy Yeung toldWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times