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A massive fire killed 13 people across seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong, with about 700 residents evacuated to temporary shelters Wednesday.

The blaze spread rapidly through bamboo scaffolding and construction netting, hindering firefighters’ rescue efforts as extreme heat and falling debris complicated operations.

One firefighter was killed and dozens remain hospitalized; most trapped residents were elderly as authorities declared the highest alert level for the crisis.

HONG KONG — A fire spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing 13 people and leaving others still trapped, the city’s fire services said Wednesday.

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