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What's it like fighting a high rise fire?

We speak to firefighters to hear their experiences of working in tall buildings.

Hong Kong's leader John Lee has said there are serious problems in the territory's construction industry as he announced an independent inquiry into last week's apartment complex fire. So what's like going into a high rise building to fight a fire? We speak to firefighters to hear their experiences.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow, after the White House said it was "very optimistic" about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war. We speak to Ukrainian Members of Parliament to hear their thoughts.

We speak to our correspondent who has been travelling with the Pope on his first foreign visit. He's been to Lebanon and Turkey.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Burnt out shells of high rise blocks in Hong Kong, from a fire leaving at least 44 dead and 279 missing, 27 Nov, 2025. Credit: Leung Man Hei/EPA/Shutterstock)

27 minutes

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  • Tue 2 Dec 202517:06GMT

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