"Since Wednesday afternoon, teams of firefighters have been attempting to douse the flames at Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex made up of eight blocks in the city's Tai Po district in the north east. The fire was still burning in the early hours of Thursday, although authorities say it has been brought under control. The fire department said it received reports on Wednesday at 2:51 p.m. (6:51 am GMT) of a fire in the residential complex. It was upgraded to a Number 4 alarm"
"at 3:34 p.m. and as night fell it was declared a five-alarm fire, the highest level. Firefighters deployed 128 fire trucks and 57 ambulances to the scene. A number of towers currently burning have bamboo scaffolding and construction netting fitted to their exteriorImage: Yan Zhao/AFP/Getty Images Earlier, local media had reported that an unknown number of people were trapped in the 31-storey towers housing around 2,000 residential apartments."
A blaze erupted at Wang Fuk Court, an eight-block housing complex in Tai Po, on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services received reports at 2:51 p.m. and upgraded the incident to a Number 4 alarm, later declaring a five-alarm fire. Firefighters deployed 128 fire trucks and 57 ambulances and battled flames into the early hours of Thursday, with authorities saying the fire was brought under control. Several towers had bamboo scaffolding and construction netting for major renovations. Local reports indicated an unknown number of people were trapped in the 31-storey towers housing around 2,000 apartments, many believed to be elderly.
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