Birds fly next to burned buildings of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
The official death toll for the fire that engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 151 on Dec. 1, with authorities confirming 13 people had been arrested for manslaughter in relation to the blaze.
The Hong Kong Police Force said in a press conference that as of 4 p.m. local time it had recovered eight bodies from the Wang Fuk Court complex, including three previously found by the Fire Services Department, according to a series of posts on the police force’s Facebook page.
