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The fire department said they rescued an elderly man from the 31st floor of one of the buildings on Thursday afternoon.
Later in the evening, more than 24 hours after the fire started, they found another survivor in a staircase, according to local media reports.
The public housing complex where the fire broke out is home to about 4,600 people.
The high-rise apartment towers had been under renovation and covered in bamboo scaffolding.
which caught fire and collapsed.
Police said the construction material found around the buildings did not meet safety standards and may have been the reason the fire spread so quickly.
Three people from the company responsible for the renovations have been arrested on suspected manslaughter charges.
For NPR News, I'm Cherise Pham in Hong Kong.
Firefighters are going through the wreckage of apartment buildings floor by floor searching for survivors.
The fire department said they rescued an elderly man from the 31st floor of one of the buildings on Thursday afternoon.
Later in the evening, more than 24 hours after the fire started, they found another survivor in a staircase, according to local media reports.
The public housing complex where the fire broke out is home to about 4,600 people.
The high-rise apartment towers had been under renovation and covered in bamboo scaffolding, which caught fire and collapsed.
Police said the construction material found around the buildings did not meet safety standards and may have been the reason the fire spread so quickly.
Three people from the company responsible for the renovations have been arrested on suspected manslaughter charges.
For NPR News, I'm Cherise Pham in Hong Kong.
This is one of the deadliest fires in Hong Kong's history.
It broke out at a public housing complex that's home to about 4,600 people.
More than 24 hours later, the fire was under control, but firefighters were still battling fires in several buildings, and residents are still trapped.
The Hong Kong Fire Services said an elderly man had been rescued from the 31st floor of one of the buildings.