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Filipinos in HK blaze now safe
One Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was confirmed dead following a fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district.
The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Hong Kong confirmed that all 92 Filipino citizens affected by the fire are now accounted for, with the last two OFWs initially listed for verification found to be in the Philippines during the incident.
The deceased OFW, Maryan Pascual Esteban, was reportedly caring for her employer's five-year-old daughter during the incident.
Another Filipino, domestic helper Rhodora Alcaraz, remains hospitalized after being injured while protecting her three-month-old ward during the blaze.
The fire claimed at least 152 lives, and Hong Kong authorities have arrested 13 individuals in connection with the blaze.
The fire, which hit on Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 26), rapidly engulfed seven of the eight 32-storey blocks at the complex during renovations.
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The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong has confirmed the death of one overseas Filipino worker in the Nov. 26 fire that struck the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po district.
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Maryann Pascual Esteban, a Filipina domestic worker from Cainta, Rizal, has been confirmed dead in the devastating Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong's worst fire in decades has killed at least 94 people and left scores missing, with the blaze almost entirely extinguished.
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