STORY: Miss Yu, a resident of the Wang Fuk housing complex destroyed by Hong Kong's worst fire, points tearfully at what remains of the charred block, "that’s where my home was", she says between sobs.

Speaking near the site on Friday (November 28), Yu shared happy memories of the life she had spent in the community there before tragedy struck two days earlier.

"I really felt that our life was a happy one—going to work each day, coming home, greeting our neighbours warmly. But now, those neighbours can’t be found anymore, and we don’t even know what happened to them," Yu said.

The fire in the Wang Fuk Court development, with eight 32-story towers in the northern district of Tai Po, started and quickly spread on Wednesday (November 26) afternoon. At least 128 people are confirmed to have died as of Friday.

The city’s security chief, Chris Tang, said that another 200 people remain missing after the high-rise residential complex was engulfed by the blaze.

Rescue efforts were concluded on Friday and at least 79 people, including 12 firefighters were injured, Tang said said.

The estate housing more than 4,600 people had been wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh for renovation work.

Police said they had arrested three construction company officials on suspicion of manslaughter for using unsafe materials, including flammable foam boards blocking windows.

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VIDEO SHOWS: CHARRED BUILDINGS AT WANG FUK COURT IN TAI PO, HONG KONG / SOUNDBITES FROM RESIDENT

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1. VARIOUS OF CHARRED BUILDINGS AT WANG FUK COURT

2. SCAFFOLDING AND GREEN NETS

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) WANG FUK COURT RESIDENT, MISS YU, SAYING:

“This is my home. Look over there, the tenth floor, that’s where my home was. By the hills, that’s where my home used to be. I really want to go back home, but my home is probably gone now. They won’t let us go back, so when I look in that direction, my heart feels so heavy.”

4. VARIOUS OF CHARRED FACADE OF BUILDINGS AT WANG FUK COURT

5. SCAFFOLDING AND GREEN NETS

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) WANG FUK COURT RESIDENT, MISS YU, SAYING:

“Our home used to be so happy. Everyone in our community lived joyfully here. The people in our community all had good lives. I really felt that our life was a happy one—going to work each day, coming home, greeting our neighbours warmly. But now, those neighbours can’t be found anymore, and we don’t even know what happened to them.”

7. VARIOUS OF MISS YU CRYING

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) WANG FUK COURT RESIDENT, MISS YU, SAYING:

“My family is okay—we have many relatives. My husband has many brothers and sisters who help us, and many friends care about us, so we’re fine. But we don’t know if the other neighbours have anyone looking after them. Actually, it’s not that we need a lot of sympathy from others—but what we truly wish for is just to live our normal life again. But now, that feels so difficult. When I watch TV, I don’t want to watch anymore. I don’t want to keep checking my family’s group chat, and I don’t want to look at our neighbourhoods chat group either. But I can’t help it—I just can’t stop myself. I really want to put down my mobile phone and not look at any news, not read any information. But I can’t… my heart just feels so heavy.”

9. FLOWERS LEFT ON GROUND / PEOPLE WALKING / CHARRED BUILDINGS AT WANG FUK COURT IN BACKGROUND

10. VARIOUS OF FLOWERS LEFT ON GROUND

11. WANG FUK COURT IN BACKGROUND