A massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday into Friday, in one of the region's deadliest blazes in decades.
Hong Kong authorities say at least 128 people have died in the fire and dozens are still missing.
At least one of the dead is a firefighter who was combating the blaze. The Hong Kong fire department also said 76 people were injured.
The fire department chief said the fire alarms failed to operate properly when the fire broke out.
On Friday, police arrested eight people on suspicion of corruption over the renovation works. Earlier in the week, three men were taken away for alleged manslaughter in connection with the fire.
The fire was put out at 10:18am on Friday, according to a government press release.
The Wang Fuk Court complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district is a cluster of eight public housing towers and home to about 4,600 people, according to a 2021 census.
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, making it difficult to extinguish large fires, which can spread easily from building to building.
Because of the blaze, several adjacent roads were shut down, along with about 30 bus routes, which were diverted away from the fire. The fire also spread from the housing complex to the Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School about 500 yards away.
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