Due to the No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the Government has opened a number of temporary shelters for people in need.

The temporary shelters, all in Tai Po, are as follows:

• Tai Wo Neighbourhood Community Centre at Tai Wo Estate
• Tung Cheong Street Sports Centre on Tung Cheong Street
• Hong Kong PHAB Association - New Territories PHAB Centre at Kwong Fuk Estate
• Tung Cheong Street Community Hall on Tung Cheong Street
• Tai Po Community Centre on Heung Sze Wui Street
• Fu Shin Community Hall on On Po Road; and
• Good House at Shuen Wan Chan Uk.

Due to police operations, the temporary shelter previously opened at Kwong Fuk Community Hall at Kwong Fuk Estate has now been closed.

CCC Fung Leung Kit Memorial Secondary School, on Plover Cove Road in Tai Po, is also open to accommodate residents evacuated.

In addition, interdepartmental help desks have been set up at the following places for assistance and public enquiries:

• Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (hotline: 2658 4040)
• Prince of Wales Hospital (hotline: 3505 1555); and
• North District Hospital (hotline: 2683 7567).

For enquiries about casualties, call the Police’s hotline at 1878 999.

A fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po at 2.51pm this afternoon. It was upgraded to a No. 5 alarm at 6.22pm and caused deaths and injuries.