More than 100 people have been killed after a fire spread through a number of tower blocks in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang said that 128 people had been killed and 79 people had been injured after the blaze broke out and tore through bamboo scaffolding on high-rise buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday.

He added that around 200 people were still unaccounted for, but the recovery mission had wrapped up after emergency service workers spent days battling flames and heavy smoke to try and rescue people.

Tang added that 12 firemen have been injured in the rescue efforts, and one is in a serious condition.

During the press conference, he added that the fire alarms in the affected buildings were not working properly.

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