A blaze erupted in a 12A-floor apartment within the CT8B building of the Dai Thanh apartment complex, Dai Thanh commune, on the afternoon of 15/12. Thick black smoke billowed and flames spread to the balcony, causing hundreds of residents to evacuate in panic.

An image of a man crying out as his wife remained trapped in a blazing Hong Kong apartment complex has become an iconic symbol of the disaster.

The number of fatalities in the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex fire has increased to 146, as officials continue to discover more bodies within the buildings.

China Taiping Insurance (Hong Kong) may have to compensate over 300 million USD to residents of Wang Fuk Court apartment complex and the contractor renovating the building.

The fire at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex may have originated from poor fire resistance of scaffolding and workers smoking.