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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Hong Kong fire latest: Death toll hits 55 with nearly 300 missing as police make arrests

A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 55 people and left nearly 300 missing may have been caused by a “grossly negligent” construction firm using unsafe materials, according to police.

Almost a full day after the fire began, firefighters were struggling to reach residents potentially trapped on the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex due to intense heat and thick smoke from the blaze that erupted on Wednesday afternoon.

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