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News India Live, Digital Desk: The pictures and news coming from ‘Tai Po’ area of Hong Kong are enough to disturb anyone. The massive fire that broke out in a residential building (housing complex) there has now become a major tragedy. According to the latest news, the death toll in this accident has increased to 44, but the matter of fear is that hundreds of people, about 279 people, are still reported missing.
This accident is considered to be one of the biggest fire incidents in the history of Hong Kong. Imagine, people were relaxing in their homes and then a fire destroyed everything.
What happened after all?
It is being told that renovation work was going on in the buildings where the fire broke out. There was bamboo scaffolding and green netting installed outside the building, which is usually installed during construction. According to reports, the fire probably started from this outer scaffolding and within no time it engulfed the entire building.
The wind was strong and some of the foam-like material used there caught fire so quickly that people did not get a chance to recover. The fire was so terrible that flames were coming out of the windows and a cloud of smoke was covering the entire sky.
Cost of carelessness: 44 lives
Police say that this is not just an accident but could be the result of negligence. Investigation has revealed that the construction company may have used substandard or inflammable material. In this case, the police have also arrested three people who are suspected of ‘manslaughter’. One small mistake ruined dozens of families.
The dead also include a firefighter, who lost his life while saving the lives of others. At the same time, many people are still fighting the battle of life and death in hospitals.
Search for missing people continues
The saddest aspect is of those families who have not yet received any news about their missing relatives. More than 200 people are missing. The rescue team is trying to go inside the burnt buildings, but the heat is so high that it is becoming difficult to reach the upper floors.
For Hong Kong, it is reminiscent of the 1996 ‘Garley Building’ fire, which took the lives of 41 people at that time. Today once again the city is immersed in mourning. The administration has stopped election campaigning and other government programs so that full focus can be given to relief and rescue.
Now everyone’s eyes are on the investigation to find out how such a big mistake happened, but the families who lost their loved ones may never be able to compensate.