Several people trapped as fire engulfs residential complex in Hong Kong

A fire has engulfed a large residential complex in Hong Kong. The blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court, made up of eight blocks with around 2,000 homes in the northern Tai Po district, on Wednesday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardian... Several people were trapped inside, according to public broadcaster RTHK, which cited the police, and at least four people died, according to the Hong Kong government. The fire department first responded to reports of a fire at 2:51pm local time (6.51am GMT). The fire was upgraded to a number 4 alarm, the second highest level, at 3.34pm local time The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ►    / @theguardian   Guardian Australia ►    / @guardianaustralia   Football Weekly podcast ►    / @footballweeklypodcast   Guardian Football ►    / @guardianfootball   Guardian Sport ►    / @guardiansport   It's Complicated ►    / @itscomplicated   Guardian Live ►    / @guardianlive   #hongkongfire #hongkong #fire #towerfire #wangfukfire #wangfukcourt