At least 128 people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for following the fire which engulfed several tower blocks.

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.

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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.

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 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…

Dozens are confirmed dead, with hundreds more missing, after fire broke out and spread quickly via bamboo scaffolding

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.

Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday's blaze.

Authorities say 89 bodies are unintentified and 79 people remain injured after Wednesday's blaze.

Eight more people were arrested as the death toll rose to 128 and up to 200 people missing in the Hong Kong, China, apartment complex fire.

Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killed

Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city's worst blaze in nearly 80 years.

At least 128 people died and 200 remain missing after the towers housing 4,600 people were engulfed by flames.

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At least 128 people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for following the fire which engulfed several tower blocks.

Hongkong hat nach dem verheerenden Hochhausbrand mit mindestens 128 Toten eine dreitägige Trauerperiode ausgerufen. China hat derweil eine landesweite Brandschutz-Kampagne…