A repair worker walks past burnt buildings after the deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on November 29, 2025. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Hong Kong —

The painstaking effort to identify the remains of those killed in the deadly blaze that engulfed a Hong Kong residential complex last week is nearing its conclusion, as specialists complete the difficult search of the heavily charred apartment blocks.

At least 146 people were killed in the city’s worst fire in decades, which tore through seven high-rise towers of the Wang Fuk Court complex. The housing complex is home to more than 4,000 people, many of which are elderly.

An estimated 600 disaster victim identification specialists have been slowly going door to door to clear each apartment since the

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