Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day on Thursday, fighting to control the fire which blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people.

Three men from a construction company were arrested and rescues were continuing.

Thick smoke poured out of the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po district, a northern suburb near the border with the mainland, on Thursday morning.

The fire which started mid-afternoon on Wednesday had spread across seven of the complex’s eight buildings, and four of the towers were under control by morning, the city’s fire services said.

One firefighter was among the 44 people confirmed dead, officials said. At least 62 people were injured, many suffering from burn and inhalation injuries.

Three men, the directors

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