Hong Kong fire deaths rise to 55 as 900 evacuated from apartment blocks

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The death toll from a deadly fire that has ripped through a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, authorities said. ‌

Firefighters battled one of the deadliest modern blazes in the city’s history for a second day on Thursday, fighting to control the fire which blackened several high-rise towers. ‌

Three men from a construction company have been arrested, and rescues were continuing, PA reports. ‌

Thick smoke poured out of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po district, a northern suburb near the border with the mainland, on Thursday morning.

The fire which started mid-afternoon on Wednesday had spread across seven of the complex’s eight buildings, and four of the towers were under control by morning, the city’s fire services said.

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