The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city's modern history.

Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, bringing the death toll to 55, including four others who had been brought to the hospital.

Thick smoke continued to pour out of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po district, a northern suburb near the border with the mainland.

Firefighters have been fighting to control the flames since midafternoon Wednesday, when the fire started, and then spread across seven of the complex's eight buildings. Fires in four buildings had been effectively put out, with the remaining three towers under control, author

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