After a full day of rescue operations at the scene of the Tai Po fire, Deputy Director of Fire Services Wong Ka-wing met the media. He said high temperatures had made it harder for firefighters to carry out rescues. He added they would take every opportunity to save lives and had already successfully rescued an elderly male from the affected building. #HongKong #TaiPo #TaiPoFire #firebreakout | China Daily Hong Kong

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25K views · 180 reactions | The Fire Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) deployed eight hose lines, seven aerial ladder trucks, 22 search teams, 128 fire engines, 57 ambulances, and 767 fire and ambulance staff for the rescue operation as local departments spared no effort in rescue work in a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po that claimed at least 13 lives as of Wednesday evening. | Global Times | Facebook

AMBULANCEMEN WORKING ON THE FRONTLINE When ambulanceman Siu Man-chun works these days, he is alert to the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus in providing pre-hospital care services. “In the ambulance, we prepare for the worst and try our best,” says Mr Siu. He urged everyone to "keep a safe distance" to defeat COVID-19. Watch COVID-19 webpage: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html HK Update: https://www.brandhk.gov.hk/html/en/WhatSOn/HKUpdate2019.html #HongKong #BrandHongKong #Asi

214K views · 8.4K reactions | After a five hour battle, Hong Kong Fire Services Department dowsed an inferno aboard a 17,000-tonne fuel tanker. The search continues for two missing crew members, 23 sailors were brought to safety. | China Daily | Facebook

39K views · 591 reactions | Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department is holding an official funeral service for Ho Wai-ho, the 37-year-old firefighter who was killed while responding to the deadly residential tower fire in the city’s Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. Source: AP | South China Morning Post | Facebook