Hong Kong Fire Death Toll Rises To 128
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CNN reports live from scene of Hong Kong fire
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In just a few short hours on Wednesday afternoon, what began as a small fire on the first floor of an apartment building swelled into a raging inferno that consumed seven high-rise towers on a Hong Kong public housing estate.
The number of people killed in the devastating Hong Kong apartment complex fire has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials said Friday, as firefighters finally brought the blaze under control 42 hours after it ignited.