At least four people have been killed by a blazing fire that has engulfed a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong, authorities said, with others reportedly still trapped inside.

The city's Fire Services Department reported four deaths and three people injured. Police earlier reported eight victims. The reason for the discrepancy wasn't immediately clear.

Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Nov. 26, 2025. Yan ZHAO /AFP via Getty Images

Hong Kong media said one of the deceased was a firefighter but that could not be immediately confirmed.

At least one man and one woman have been taken unconscious to hospital with severe burns, according to media reports.

The raging fire

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