Hong Kong fire leaves apartment building in ruin after fatal fire
A look inside the aftermath of the fatal apartment building fire in Hong Kong while residents pay their respects to the more than 100 victims and the several who remain missing.
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In this photo released by Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch on Monday, Dec 1, 2025, the burnt out interior of an apartment in seen in the aftermath of a deadly Wednesday's fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories. (Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch via AP)
In this photo released by Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch on Monday, Dec 1, 2025 the burnt out interior of an apartment in seen in the aftermath of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories. (Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch via AP)
In this photo released by Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch, members of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit work in an apartment in the aftermath of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch via AP)
In this photo released by Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch, members of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit work in an apartment in the aftermath of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch via AP)
In this photo released by Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch on Monday, Dec 1, 2025 the burnt out interior of an apartment in seen in the aftermath of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories. (Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch via AP)
In this photo released by Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch, the view of a burnt out apartment is seen in the aftermath of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territorie Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch via AP)
Fire fighters search at the site of the deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A burned building is seen at the scene of the fire that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People offer flowers for the victims near the site of Wednesday's fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate, in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People offer flowers for the victims near the site of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Monday, Dec 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People stand in line to offer flowers for the victims near the site of Wednesday's fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
A Taoist priest prepares for a religious ceremony at the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Birds fly past charred buildings burnt after a deadly fire that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Firefighters with flashlights search a flat in a burned building after the deadly fire that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Buddhist monks lead a religious ceremony at the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
People offer flowers for the victims near the site of Wednesday's fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters walk through the burned buildings after the deadly fire that started Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People place paper cranes near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
A woman offers flowers near the site of the deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
People offer flowers for the victims near the site of a deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People pass near paper cranes placed near the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Tibetan monks lead prayers near the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman reads post-it offering condolences near the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A man with his dog looks at the flowers for the victims near the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People hang paper cranes near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People make offerings during a Tibetan religious ceremony near the site of a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Burned buildings are seen at the scene of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Friday, Nov. 28 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People look at flames engulfing a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Flames engulf a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters rest at the fire truck after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Flames engulf a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters try to extinguish a flames engulfing a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Birds fly over the burned buildings at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work the scene of a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, on Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Residents rest at a temporary shelter near the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
People walk past the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Fire sparks coming off from the burned building at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
A fire can be seen at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Residents rest nearby in the aftermath of a fire which broke out Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work to extinguisha fire that broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
First responders work the scene of a fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
A police officer walks past the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Ambulances and firefighter trucks are parked after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters work to extinguisha fire that broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Firefighters try to extinguisha fire that broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Wednesday, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Residents rest at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)