Greater than 100 people have been killed after a hearth spread through a variety of tower blocks in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang said that 128 people had been killed and 79 people had been injured after the blaze broke out and tore through bamboo scaffolding on high-rise buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday.
He added that around 200 people were still unaccounted for, however the recovery mission had wrapped up after emergency service employees spent days battling flames and heavy smoke to attempt to rescue people.
Tang added that 12 firemen have been injured within the rescue efforts, and one is in a serious condition.
Throughout the press conference, he added that the hearth alarms within the affected buildings weren’t working properly.
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