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Hong Kong fire kills at least 94 as rescuers search towers for hundreds missing

At least 128 people are now known to have died after a fire ripped through a high-rise Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, authorities say

At a news briefing, they add that 79 people were injured and 16 bodies remain inside the buildings. Dozens of people are still missing

Security Chief Tang Ping-Keung attributes the rapid spread of the blaze to Styrofoam placed outside the windows of the apartment blocks

Fire alarms in all eight blocks were also found to be not working effectively, authorities say

Several residents have previously reported that their alarms did not sound when the fire broke out

Edited by Alex Smith, with BBC Chinese reporters Martin Yip and Gemini Cheng in Tai Po

Hong Kong apartment block fire death toll jumps to 128, officials warn could rise further

The number of people killed in the devastating Hong Kong apartment complex fire has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials said Friday, as firefighters finally brought the blaze under control 42 hours after it ignited.

At least 79 people were injured in the inferno that rapidly spread through multiple buildings in a public housing estate in the city’s Tai Po neighborhood, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang said during a press conference Friday.

Tang warned the death toll could rise further as there are about 200 people whose situation is unknown. That figure included a number of dead bodies yet to be identified, he added.

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