Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 36, with 279 people reported missing

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years blazed late into the night on Wednesday as the city's leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 people were reported missing. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the blaze spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a housing [...]