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Police revised down the number of people unaccounted for to 150 from 200 on Saturday.

At least 128 people are now known to have died in a devastating fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong.Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of corruption over the renovation works the blocks had been undergoing before the fire. Three others were detained earlier on manslaughter charges.The cause of the fire remains unclear, though officials said that polystyrene and protective netting placed on the outside of the windows facilitated its spread.

The massive blaze, which swept through the high-rise complex in Tai Po on Wednesday, killed over 120 people and left the city in shock

The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The

The number of people who have been killed in the devastating fire at an apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128, with as many as 200 people still missing, CNN reported on Friday, citing officials, as firefighters brought the blaze under control 42 hours after it ignited.

Hong Kong mourns 128 fire victims as search ends, 200 missing; 11 arrested amid ongoing investigations into the tragedy.

Authorities investigate corruption and negligence linked to Hong Kong's deadliest fire, claiming at least 128 lives in a residential complex.

Officials also said they were investigating the materials used, both the netting on the scaffolding and the foam panels, and their role in the blaze.

The apartment complex--eight towers of 31 stories each--was built in the 1980s and was undergoing major renovation.

The fire started on Wednesday afternoon and rapidly engulfed seven of the eight 32-storey blocks at the complex, which were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh and layered with foam insulation for the renovations.