The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire
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The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire
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The day a deadly fire devastated the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, 71-year-old retiree Wong had set off to pick up his granddaughter from school, with his wife at home.
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Soon after he left the apartment, Wong realised a fire had broken out at one of the towers in the complex.
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By the time he returned, flames were pouring out of the middle floors of the tower where he and his wife lived.
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"My wife is inside," he screamed, pointing at the flames engulfing the apartment block.
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Wong's plight was captured in a Reuters photograph that went viral.
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A week after the tragedy, Wong's wife is still unaccounted for.
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