"Video from the scene showed at least five buildings close to each other ablaze, with flames coming out of many of the apartments' windows. 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. Police said they had received multiple reports of people trapped in the affected buildings. The dead included one firefighter and another was being treated for heat exhaustion, Fire Services Department director Andy Yeung said. The blaze was reported mid afternoon and upgraded to the second highest level of severity, the Department said."
A massive fire tore through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Tai Po, killing 36 people and leaving at least 279 unaccounted for with several dozen hospitalised. At least five adjacent buildings were seen ablaze, with flames issuing from many apartment windows while firefighters targeted intense fires from ladder trucks. The blaze spread rapidly via bamboo scaffolding and construction netting around the complex, which comprised eight blocks and nearly 2,000 apartments. Police received multiple reports of people trapped. The dead included a firefighter; another firefighter suffered heat exhaustion. Authorities upgraded the incident response to the second highest severity level.
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