Hong Kong mourns as apartment blaze death toll rises to 146

"The Hong Kong police's disaster victim identification unit has been going through the buildings of the Wang Fuk Court complex meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs, the officer in charge, Cheng Ka-chun, said on Sunday. A mourner holding a flower at a makeshift memorial near Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong. Photograph: Vernon Yuen/Nexpher/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock"

"The latest searches had turned up another 30 bodies, including 12 that had already been discovered by firefighters but had not been recovered, said Tsang Shuk-yin, the head of the Hong Kong police casualty unit. A further 100 people were unaccounted for and 79 had been injured, Tsang said. On Sunday, well-wishers at the scene bowed and said short prayers, or left handwritten notes among the flowers."

"The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze has risen to 146 after investigators discovered more bodies in the burnt-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among the worst in the city's history. The Hong Kong police's disaster victim identification unit has been going through the buildings of the Wang Fuk Court complex meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs,"

A Hong Kong apartment complex fire has killed 146 people after investigators found more bodies in the burnt-out Wang Fuk Court buildings. Police disaster victim identification teams have been meticulously searching the blocks and have found bodies in apartment units and on roofs. So far four of seven blocks have been examined. Recent searches uncovered 30 more bodies, including 12 previously discovered by firefighters; about 100 people remain unaccounted for and 79 were injured. Mourners placed flowers and handwritten notes at a growing makeshift memorial and donated supplies to those who lost everything. The blaze began Wednesday and was fully extinguished Friday, and searches have been slow because interiors are dark despite buildings remaining structurally sound.

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