Residential fires
Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee (C) and other government officials observe three minutes of silence to mourn victims of the Wang Fuk Court residential estate fire, at the Central government offices in Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025. Peter Parks | Afp | Getty Images Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known […]
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Chinese firms rush to pledge millions in fire rescue as Hong Kong fire death toll climbs to 55
Firefighters walk near residential buildings that continue to burn at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district on Nov. 27, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Isaac Lawrence | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese private firms pledged tens of millions of dollars to support rescue and relief efforts after a deadly residential fire […]
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A hearth at a marriage ceremony hall in northern Iraq kills at the very least 100 men and women and injures 150, authorities say
Individuals search at the aftermath of a fireplace that broke out during a wedding at an party hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq on September 27, 2023. At minimum 100 people today were killed and more than 150 wounded when a fireplace broke out in the course of a marriage at an function hall in the northern […]
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