The death toll from the Hong Kong fire rises to 128 people – DW – 11/28/2025

The death toll in the fire that burned down the Wang Fook Court skyscraper residential complex this week, in the Tai Po district, in Hong Kong, has risen to 128, the city’s security minister, Chris Tang, said on Friday (28/11/2025).

Tang added in a press conference that he sent his condolences to those affected, and that about 200 people were still missing.

Police fence with inscription "risk" In front of the seven building towers destroyed by fire in Hong Kong.
The fire in Hong Kong is the worst in nearly 30 years. Deaths continue to increase.Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Rescue and security services added to the press that the fire, the worst recorded in decades in this huge, semi-autonomous Chinese city, caused 79 people to be injured. They added that of the 128 people who died, 89 have not yet been identified.

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