A huge fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing estate has killed dozens, with 279 people were unaccounted for.
The massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district, with authorities struggling to bring the blaze under control.
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Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze, with 128 firetrucks and 57 ambulances sent to the scene.
A resident said the apartment complex was undergoing maintenance and people had their windows shut so they did not hear the fire alarm.
It was Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades.
Another 279 people are unaccounted for, city leader John Lee says.
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