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.
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The death toll in Hong Kong's worst fire in seven decades has risen to 55 people, with nearly 280 others still feared missing inside the wreckage. The devastating blaze ripped through the Wang Fuk Court public housing estate… pic.twitter.com/g5p074Esh4
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