At least 55 people have died after a fire engulfed several residential apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on Wednesday. At least 45 people are in a critical condition and almost 300 people are missing.
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By Thursday morning, the fires had not been fully extinguished at the site, which comprises eight 32-storey towers containing about 2,000 flats. About 4,800 people live on the premises, which were being renovated at the time. Three men – two directors and an engineering consultant whose ages range from 52 to 68 – have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. The trio worked at a construction company, police said
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