HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history.
Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, bringing the death toll to 55, including four others who had been brought to the hospital.
Firefighters have been fighting to control the flames since midafternoon Wednesday, when the fire started, and then spread across seven of the complex’s eight buildings. Fires in four buildings had been effectively put out, with the remaining three towers under control, authorities said Thursday afternoon. They said the operation could last until the evening.
Three men, the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Police have not directly named the company where they work.
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At least 55 people were killed after a massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong, authorities say, as they launch a criminal investigation into the city’s deadliest blaze in seven decades. https://t.co/hVmFUb86RD
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