Mourners gathered near the charred towers of Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate to honour the victims of last week’s devastating blaze, marking the seventh day of their passing — a Chinese tradition known as “the day of the soul’s return”. Flowers, candles and handwritten notes lined the pavement as families and residents retraced their steps to the site where 151 people lost their lives and more than 40 remain missing. Police continue sweeping the seven damaged towers, recovering bodies from stairwells and rooftops where residents were trapped trying to escape the fast-moving flames. The city remains gripped by grief as unanswered questions linger over one of Hong Kong’s deadliest residential fires.
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