Flames leapt from one building to another in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district in a matter of hours, fuelled by scaffolding, green mesh and plastic foam boards that may have accelerated their spread. Here’s what we know so far.

A deadly blaze ripped through bamboo scaffolding on a multi-tower housing estate in Hong Kong, killing dozens of people and leaving hundreds more missing.

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CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports from the ground in Hong Kong as rescuers search for hundreds of missing people after a fire raced through several high-rise buildings in an apartment complex, killing at least 44 people.

At least 13 people have been killed and 15 others are injured as a huge fire rips through high-rise apartment blocks in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died

Rescuers used flashlights to go from apartment to apartment at the charred towers in Tai Po district as thick smoke poured out from windows.