Hong Kong High Rise Fire | 44 Dead, 279 Missing
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The death toll from a devastating Hong Kong high-rise fire — the worst there in 77 years — has risen to 128, with about 200 more people still missing and more than 70 others injured, according to multiple news reports.
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades burned through the night, leaving at least 44 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.