"Hong Kong police have alleged unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used during maintenance work may have been behind the rapid spread of a devastating fire at a group of residential tower blocks that has killed at least 83 people and left more than 250 missing."
"Firefighters were still battling to reach people who could be trapped on the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex on Thursday due to the intense heat and thick smoke generated by the fire. Late in the day, a survivor was rescued from a stairway on the 16th floor of one of the towers, the South China Morning Post reported."
"Eileen Chung, a Hong Kong police superintendent, alleged: We have reason to believe that the company's responsible parties were grossly negligent, which led to this accident and caused the fire to spread uncontrollably, resulting in major casualties. Three men from the construction company, two directors and one engineering consultant had been arrested, Chung added, without giving further details."
A severe fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong killed at least 83 people and left more than 250 missing. Firefighters faced intense heat and thick smoke while trying to reach upper floors; a survivor was rescued from the 16th-floor stairway. Authorities reported 76 injured, including 11 firefighters, and more than 900 people sought temporary shelter. Blazes in four of eight blocks were extinguished, three were under control, and one was unaffected. Police allege gross negligence by a construction firm, arrested three men, and searched Prestige Construction's office, seizing documents.
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