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At least four people have died after fire ripped through bamboo scaffolding on high-rise buildings in HongKong’s Tai Po district.
Video from the scene showed an intense fire, with multiple plumes of smoke reaching into the sky from three skycrapers on the Wang Fuk Court housing estate.
Footage showing burning sections of scaffolding falling to the ground, while onlookers watched in horror.
One of the dead is reported to be a firefighter, while at least three others have been injured and taken to hospital, two in critical condition.
Smoke rises as flames engulf bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong (Picture: Reuters)
Smoke rises as flames engulf bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong (Picture: Reuters)
A resident in her sixties who gave her name as Mrs Poon told the South China Morning Post: ‘When there’s a wildfire, they will deploy helicopters and drop water bombs, but why is there no such deployment and how can they leave other buildings burning?’
She added: ‘The community is so close to the fire station and we thought the fire could be put out soon, but now the fire has spread. I’m so disappointed.’
First responders work the scene of a fire at Wang Fuk Court (Picture: AP)
A man reacts as smoke rises while flames engulf bamboo scaffolding (Picture: Reuters)
Another person who lived in the block, who left work early after hearing the news, said: ‘It’s so chaotic. No instructions from the government at all.’
The blaze was reported in the afternoon and upgraded to the second highest level of severity, the city’s Fire Services Department said.
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