Esmaeil Baghaei expressed condolences on behalf of the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the families of victims and the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and wished good health and speedy recovery to the injured. A fire raced through several high-rise buildings in a Hong Kong apartment complex on Thursday that killed dozens of people. Hundreds of firefighters worked to put out flames that continued to burn more than 24 hours after they were first reported on Wednesday afternoon.