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Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
Health workers evacuate a woman from a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. [Yan Zhao/AFP]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
The apartment complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po neighbourhood caught fire at about 2:51pm (06:51 GMT) local time on Wednesday. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
The death toll from the disaster stands at 83, including one firefighter, according to the Hong Kong Fire Services Department. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
Lee told reporters that at least 279 people were still missing, while 29 had been hospitalised, including seven who were in a critical condition. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
Almost 24 hours later, The South China Morning Post newspaper reports that firefighters are still battling the blaze in parts of the complex. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
Residents pick up donated clothes near the scene of a fire which broke out on Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
Derek Armstrong Chan, the deputy director of fire services, said that firefighters had been hampered from reaching the top floors of the 31-storey towers, including by extreme heat and darkness. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
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. [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Deadly Hong Kong blaze claims 44 Lives as rescue operations continue
A resident collects blankets and towels at the Fung Leung Kit Secondary School, one of the community centres allocated for affected residents. [Peter Parks/AFP]
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