The official death toll for the fire that engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 151 on Dec. 1, with authorities confirming 13 people had been arrested for manslaughter in relation to the blaze.
The Hong Kong Police Force said in a press conference that as of 4 p.m. local time it had recovered eight bodies from the Wang Fuk Court complex, including three previously found by the Fire Services Department, according to a series of posts on the police force’s Facebook page.
“Some of the bodies have turned into ash, therefore we might not be able to locate all missing individuals,” police official Tsang Shuk-yin told reporters during the press conference….
Hong Kong Arrests 13 Suspects Over Deadly High-Rise Blaze, as Death Toll Hits 151
