The death toll from the devastating fire in a Hong Kong apartment has risen to at least 75.
The massive fire which broke out on Wednesday, November 26 at Wang Fuk Court, a high-rise residential complex in Tai Po left hundreds of residents still missing while 900 people have been forced to stay in shelters.
As per multiple reports, police have made several arrests as part of the ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire.
Police said that the fire could have been caused by a contraction company that probably used unsafe materials in the building.
"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," said police superintendent Eileen Chung.
Additionally, 45 more people are in the hospital with critical conditions and one firefighter was also killed while battling the fire.
Three people including two directors and an engineering consultant have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.
Wang Fuk Court, a complex built in the 1989s located in a suburban district near the border with mainland China which has about 300,000 residents in total.
The site has eight buildings, with nearly 2,000 apartments that are home to around 4,800 people including many elderly residents.
