The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.

A fire that erupted on Wednesday at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong’s New Territories, has killed at least 44 people, as flames and dense smoke consumed multiple high‑rise blocks.

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The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has killed at least 44 people and displaced thousands of residents. Police have arrested three individuals linked to the construction company on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the incident.

As stunned Hong Kong residents grapple with the sheer speed and scale of a deadly fire, they’re raising critical questions about whether this disaster could have been prevented.

Dozens of residents were feared trapped on upper floors of the towers as firefighters brought the blaze "largely under control" on Thursday.

Hong Kong residents lined up into the night Saturday to mourn near the site of a fire that killed at least 128 people and displaced thousands, as authorities began the weekslong work of combing through what

Rescuers used flashlights to go from apartment to apartment at the charred towers in Tai Po district as thick smoke poured out from windows.