Death toll in fire at Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings rises to 36

The death toll in a fire that engulfed several high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong has risen to at least 36, authorities say, with more than 275 others still unaccounted for.

Hong Kong leader John Lee confirmed the updated death toll early on Thursday, hours after flames first took hold in apartment blocks in Tai Po, a district in the northern part of the city, on Wednesday afternoon.

Al Jazeera’s Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.

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