After a fire ripped through a high-rise Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, authorities say
At a news briefing, they add that 79 people were injured and 16 bodies remain inside the buildings. Dozens of people are still missing
Security Chief Tang Ping-Keung attributes the rapid spread of the blaze to Styrofoam placed outside the windows of the apartment blocks
Fire alarms in all eight blocks were also found to be not working effectively, authorities say
Several residents have previously reported that their alarms did not sound when the fire broke out
At least 128 people are known to have been killed in a now extinguished fire at the Wang Fuk Court high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong. With hundreds more reported missing, that figure is expected to rise even more
