Rescue efforts end at Hong Kong tower block fire as death toll reaches 128

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Source: theguardian.com
Rescue efforts end at Hong Kong tower block fire as death toll reaches 128

About 200 people still unaccounted for, say officials, as fire chief confirms no alarms went off in any of the eight towers

The death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire that began on Wednesday has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials have said, as rescue operations were declared over.

Firefighters had been combing through the high-rises on Friday, attempting to find anyone alive after the massive fire that spread to seven of eight towers in one of the city’s deadliest blazes.

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