China, devastating fire at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court left 94 dead, 76 injured

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Hong Kong authorities are facing one of the worst residential tragedies in decades after a massive fire. Our correspondent in China, Bruno Falci, brings us more details. teleSUR

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00:00Change of topic. Hong Kong authorities are facing one of the worst residential tragedies in decades after a massive fire.

00:07Our correspondent in China, Bruno Falzi, brings us more details.

00:13Hello to all from Telesur and to the audience watching us in this transmission.

00:18I am in Beijing now, this time to report about the devastating fire at the residential complex in Hong Kong,

00:27that so far left at least 94 people dead and 76 injured.

00:34This according to the latest figures from the fire department.

00:38The fire started on Wednesday and spread rapidly throughout several buildings,

00:45exacerbated by the renovation works surrounding the complex.

00:51More than 800 firefighters and paramedics participated in this operation,

00:58supported by emergency vehicles and drones to contain the flames

01:04and conduct throughout search in all affected units.

01:09Three executives of the company responsible for the renovations have been detained

01:15and suspicious of assassination while the investigation continues.

01:22The local government has opened nine temporary shelters

01:28and volunteers are distributing food, clothing and hygiene items to the displaced families.

01:36President Xi Jinping expressed his condolences to the families of the victims

01:43and called for all possible efforts to be mobilized to extinguish the fire and rescue the survivors,

01:53as also treat the injured and support the displaced.

01:58Instructing central bodies to cooperate with Hong Kong authorities in the disaster responses.

02:07This fire, which consumed entire residential blocks,

02:13become one of the deadliest in Hong Kong recent history

02:18and has reunited debates about building safety and construction oversights.

02:26With this news from here, the capital of China,

02:30we return to the studios in La Habana, Cuba.

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