Authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday announced the arrest of three people as the death toll from a fatal fire that engulfed a high-rise building complex continued to climb.

HONG KONG: Flames burned on parts of several Hong Kong apartment buildings on Wednesday after fire spread on bamboo scaffolding, with local media reporting at least two people…

Several people reportedly trapped inside burning towers as firefighters tackle huge blaze in Tai Po district

Pictures show the flames spreading on bamboo scaffolding on the outside of the high-rise buildings in the Tai Po district.

A devastating fire in Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court kills 36 and leaves over 200 missing, marking a tragic disaster.

Video from the scene showed multiple buildings close to each other ablaze, with bright flames and smoke shooting out of many of the apartments’ windows as night fell.

Authorities call blaze a level five alarm as flames engulf several high-rise buildings in a northern Hong Kong estate.

More than 750 firefighters were on the scene of a deadly fire at high-rise development as flames engulfed buildings clad with bamboo scaffolding.

Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.

A massive blaze ripped through a housing complex in the Tai Po district, killing at least 36 people and leaving 279 unaccounted for in the city's deadliest fire in decades.

At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live

The number of injured has climbed to 100

At least 44 people have died and 279 are missing after a fire swept through seven high-rise buildings in a residential complex in Tai Po district. The blaze, which erupted…

Three men from the construction company had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the fire.

At least 44 people have been killed in the blaze in Hong Kong's Tai Po neighbourhood. The fire is still raging.

HONG KONG: A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 44 people and left nearly 300 missing may have been spread by unsafe scaffolding and…

It was unclear how many people were missing or trapped. Hong Kong leader John Lee said contact had been lost with 279 people early Thursday.

Rescue efforts continue as Hong Kong fire devastates a residential complex, leaving 55 dead and hundreds displaced.

Authorities in Hong Kong on Thursday announced the arrest of three people as the death toll from a fatal fire that engulfed a high-rise building complex continued to climb.

Hong Kong firefighters battle a devastating high-rise blaze, resulting in at least 65 deaths and ongoing rescue efforts.

One firefighter was among the dead, and 70 people were injured, authorities said. About 900 people were evacuated to temporary shelters overnight.