MANILA, Nov. 27 -- The Philippines is in touch with Hong Kong authorities over reports of Filipinos trapped in the burning residential complex in Tai Po District.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday there is no confirmed reports of Filipinos killed or injured as a result of the Level 5 fire that engulfed seven out of the eight high rise buildings in the neighborhood.

The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong, however, received "unverified information that some Filipino domestic workers may be trapped inside the buildings."

The DFA said the Consulate immediately passed on this information to authorities.

"Efforts by the Hong Kong Fire Services Department to contain the fire are still ongoing," it said.

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