Guiding Through Darkness: How Nurses and Interdisciplinary Teams Foster Healing and Resilience After a Catastrophic Fire
Abstract
Hong Kong is widely regarded as an extremely modern metropolis, renowned for its advanced technological infrastructure and highly developed urban environment.Against this backdrop, the catastrophic fire that erupted at Wang Fuk Court, a public housing complex in Tai Po, on 26 November 2025, appears profoundly incongruous.The blaze engulfed seven of the estate's eight high-rise residential tower blocks and persisted for 43 h, resulting in 168 fatalities and making nearly 2000 households homeless.This tragedy stands as the worst disaster to have struck Hong Kong in half a century, and the site of the fire now represents a deep wound for the territory and inhabitants.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Resilience and Mental Health
Nursing Education
Practice
and Leadership
Nursing education and management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 9452–9454
- Publication date
- 18 February 2026
- Language
- EN