Hong Kong inferno toll rises to 146, status of 150 people still unclear: Report
New Delhi: The death toll in the fire at seven high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong has risen to 146 on Sunday, while the fate of 150 people is still unclear as the search operations continued on the fifth day.
Eight people, including a woman connected with the renovation work of the buildings that caught fire on Wednesday, were arrested by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption body for allegedly using inflammable and substandard materials. State-run Xinhua quoted local officials as saying that the death toll in the fire rose to 146, with a firefighter among the dead.
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