Hong Kong high rise fire kills 14 as blaze rips through multiple towers in Tai Po

New York Post ^ | Nov. 26, 2025 | Reuters

[Texas Fossil]

HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters) – A massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring scores as authorities struggled to bring the blaze under control.

Firefighters battled the orange flames into the night as thick black smoke billowed from the 32-story towers, which were sheathed in bamboo scaffolding – whose use the government began phasing out in March for safety reasons – and green construction mesh.

The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.

[Texas Fossil]

Horrible Nightmare fire at Multiple high rise buildings.

Could it have been caused by a heating system?

Multiple high rises. 2,000 people capacity.

[ComputerGuy]

An eviction notice everyone can understand.

[Magnum44]

Plural

[deport]

People gonna be looking for a home......
Just looking for a home....
Got anything with no ashes?....

[telescope115]

It’s live on YouTube right now. It’s terrible.

[BobL]

Looks like someone took his e-bike into his apartment...

[US_MilitaryRules]

Do you think this has anything to do with the Chinese now owning/running Hong Kong? Probably.

[texas booster]

[ConservativeMind]

It seems to have come from inside at least one building.

One e-bike is all that is needed.

[dfwgator]

The architect must have been a Mason.



"It opens doors, I'm telling you!"

[No name given]

Obviously.

[No name given]

Obviously.

[No name given]

Most likely.

[metmom]

That’s awful.

I’ll bet lots more than 13 people died, but the CCP will never admit to that.

[PGR88]

I see at least 4 buildings on fire

It makes me think of 9/11 - one building on fire is a tragedy, two is enemy action.

[Fai Mao]

“Do you think this has anything to do with the Chinese now owning/running Hong Kong? Probably.”

No, it doesn’t. Contrary to what is often preached here in most ways, the PRC leaves HK alone. That isn’t to say they don’t interfere, just not in day-to-day life.

And unlike lots of posters here, I hold a Permanent Residency card in Hong Kong.

[telescope115]

Those buildings must be old. Certainly not up modern building codes, for Hong Kong, I would think….

[telescope115]

I’m watching the video on YouTube from the South China Morning Post, and from what I can see, it looks like only one fire hose atop the ladder, for all those buildings.