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Authorities revealed early Thursday that three men have been arrested in connection with the incident -- two directors and a consultant from a construction company.

Three people have been arrested on 'suspicion of manslaughter' in relation to the deadly inferno which tore through a massive housing complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 44 people, with more than 270 others still missing, CNN reported.

Seven of the eight towers in the complex, which houses many elderly residents, were still burning hours after the fire first broke out. The fire is now believed to be Hong Kong's deadliest in nearly 30 years, surpassing even the infamous 1996 Garley Building blaze that killed 41 people.

At least 55 people have lost their lives and more than 270 people are missing after Hong Kong's worst fire 63 years reduced several high-rise buildings into ashes on Wednesday afternoon.

As firefighters began battling to contain the inferno, residents made desperate calls to emergency services. Others begged for their pets to be saved, and elderly people in wheelchairs struggled to escape.

Three senior figures at an engineering firm have reportedly been arrested after the big blaze, considered the worst the city has seen since 1996.

Hong Kong is reeling after a devastating fire engulfed a high-rise housing estate, claiming at least 55 lives and leaving hundreds missing. The blaze,

The cause of the blaze in the northern Tai Po district was not immediately known, but it was fanned by green construction mesh and bamboo scaffolding - a mainstay of traditional Chinese architecture but subject to a phase-out in Hong Kong since March for safety reasons.

Police had arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with fire which began Wednesday afternoon in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories.

According to CNN, the complex was under renovation and encased in bamboo scaffolding and safety netting. Three men who worked for a construction company have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the fire. Police accused the three of "gross negligence."