"An apartment complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po neighbourhood caught fire at about 2:51pm (06:51 GMT) local time on Wednesday. The fire began on the bamboo scaffolding outside one of the buildings. This type of scaffolding, made from bamboo poles used by workers during repairs, burns very easily. Once the scaffolding caught fire, the flames quickly spread up the structure and into the building, and then to nearby towers."
"According to local media, the fire intensified rapidly: By 3:34pm (07:34 GMT), it had reached a level four alarm, and by 6:22pm (10:22 GMT), it had reached a level five alarm the highest alert level in Hong Kong. The blaze is Hong Kong's deadliest fire since at least August 1962, when a fire in the city's Sham Shui Po district killed 44 people. A fire at the Garley Building on Nathan Road in Kowloon killed 41 people and injured 81 others in November 1996."
"At least 44 people have died after Hong Kong's worst fire in 63 years tore through several high-rise buildings on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters are still fighting the blaze in the Tai Po neighbourhood, and trying to reach people who are trapped inside. By early Thursday morning, officials said they had brought the fire in four buildings under control, but firefighters were still working on three others more than 16 hours after the blaze started."
A fire broke out at about 2:51pm local time in an apartment complex in Tai Po, starting on bamboo scaffolding outside one building. The scaffolding and green construction netting ignited, allowing flames to climb structures and spread to neighboring towers. The blaze intensified rapidly, escalating to level four by 3:34pm and to level five, the highest alert, by 6:22pm. Firefighters battled the fire for more than 16 hours, bringing flames under control in four buildings while working on three others. At least 44 people have died, making it the deadliest Hong Kong fire since at least August 1962.
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