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PBS News Hour - Segments

News Wrap: Death toll rises from massive Hong Kong fire

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll climbs from a massive fire in Hong Kong, a 16-year-old American citizen was released from an Israeli prison after nine months in captivity, two Palestinian men were shot dead as they appeared to be surrendering to Israeli troops, Pope Leo kicks off his first international trip as head of the Catholic Church and millions braved the Thanksgiving travel rush. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

In the day's other headlines, the death toll from yesterday's massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to at least 94 people.

0:10.9

Debbie Edwards from ITV News has this report.

0:15.4

A ferocious fire raged on in one apartment, and flames could still be seen in several other buildings

0:23.0

in the Wampok estate, more than 24 hours after the blaze had started. The worst fire in Hong Kong's

0:31.0

history has claimed dozens of lives and taken a massive amount of manpower to bring under control.

0:39.3

What's left is a scene of total devastation.

0:42.9

Some of the skyscrapers caved in,

0:45.7

becoming shells of blackened concrete, billowing with smoke.

0:51.2

Lisa and her husband Sam escaped from the ninth floor of Building 5.

0:56.0

There was no fire alarm.

0:58.0

They just got a call telling them to get out.

1:01.0

The firefighters made a path for us to run.

1:06.0

After that, we weren't able to go back.

1:09.0

I didn't take anything with me, except this bag,

1:11.7

and my husband only took his phone.

1:17.4

At its height, the inferno engulfed all but one of the eight buildings in the complex.

1:22.8

The night sky filled with a terrifying mass of orange and black.

1:30.3

Whatever sparked the fire, it spread quickly across the bamboo scaffolding and construction netting that encased the buildings. Police say

1:37.3

several materials being used in the renovations did not meet fire resistance standards, including highly flammable styrofoam.

1:47.0

Three men from the construction company involved have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

1:53.0

The Wang Fokestate has been undergoing renovations since last summer.

1:58.0

Upgrades which were meant to make these buildings safer and prevent a disaster

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