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They say it may take weeks to search the remaining three.
This weekend, the city was in mourning.
Flags flew at half-mast, and videos from local media show hundreds of people lining up to lay flowers near the site of the fire.
For NPR News, I'm Cherise Pham in Hong Kong.
Officials say most of the bodies were from one of the high-rises that caught fire first and had less time for evacuation, according to public broadcaster RTHK.
This is one of the deadliest fires in Hong Kong's history.
It broke out at a sprawling public housing complex, home to about 4,600 people.
Officials say that they have now gone through four of those buildings.
They say it may take weeks to search the remaining three.
This weekend, the city was in mourning.
Flags flew at half-mast, and videos from local media show hundreds of people lining up to lay flowers near the site of the fire.
For NPR News, I'm Cherise Pham in Hong Kong.
This is one of the deadliest fires in Hong Kong's history.
It took more than 40 hours to extinguish.
Government officials said temperatures on some floors were still too hot for rescuers to enter.
warning that the death toll could climb even higher.
The apartment complex had been under renovation, and police said construction material at the site was not up to standard.
The fire alarms were also not working properly when the fire broke out, according to Hong Kong's director of fire services.
Officials have launched a corruption probe into the renovation project, leading to the arrest of eight people on Friday.