Hong Kong apartment fire: What we know and the possible cause

A devastating fire tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing dozens of people with hundreds still missing.

The inferno — the financial hub’s worst in decades — sent shock waves through the city, which has some of the world’s most densely populated and tallest residential blocks.

Here’s what we know about the fire and its possible cause:

Inferno

Intense flames burned on bamboo scaffolding on several apartment blocks of Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex undergoing repairs in the northern district of Tai Po, on Wednesday.

The blaze rapidly engulfed several towers at the housing estate, which includes eight buildings of 31 floors each and that have a combined total of 1,984 units.

Firefighters, one of whom was killed, battled the inferno overnight and it was sti