Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove all mesh netting on buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the materials were blamed for fanning a blaze last week that has killed at least 159 people.

William Li has struggled with the label "hero" since helping his neighbours escape the fire which engulfed the Hong Kong block of flats he had called home since birth. Instead, he is haunted by guilt that he could have saved more people from the blaze at Wang Fuk Court, which left at least 159 people dead.

Hong Kong's leader, John Lee, on Tuesday, ordered the creation of an independent committee to investigate a high-rise fire.

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.

Hong Kong's leader John Lee has ordered the creation of an independent committee to investigate the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 151 people.

Amidst the pomp and spectacle of the opening ceremony of the Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF), a quiet remembrance stole the show. Xing Bo, VP of China Media Group, remembered the victims of the recent Tai Po apartment complex fire in Hong Kong,

For many, it was already too late. Within hours, seven of the eight towers in Wang Fuk Court were ablaze. The inferno raged for nearly two days, burning victims beyond recognition in their apartments. Lee said on Tuesday that 30 people are still missing.

Donations to victims of a devastating fire in Hong Kong have reached about $115 million after the blaze that began Wednesday claimed at least 146 lives and left thousands homeless