At least 44 people have been killed in a major fire engulfing apartment blocks in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, with 279 people not accounted for.More than 800 firefighters are tackling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court – with the fire under control in four of the eight buildings.Among those hospitalised, 45 are in serious condition.Forty-four people have been killed and 279 others are missing after a ferocious blaze ravaged a housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood, with scorching flames ripping through bamboo scaffolding on seven residential blocks.The fire was first reported at 2.51pm on Wednesday and soon grew into an inferno, with huge plumes of dark smoke billowing high into the sky at the scene at Wang Fuk Court, as the flames quickly spreading to seven out of eight blocks in the estate.
Among the scores hospitalised, 45 are in a serious condition, according to the Fire Services Department.
