Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates

At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live Full report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireWhere is Tai Po?Tai Po, one of Hong Kong’s 18 districts, sits in the north of the region in the New Territories. The district is home to about 300,000 people.At least 36 people are dead after a huge fire engulfed several residential high rises at the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po. The complex is made up of eight 31-storey towers, contenting about 2,000 flats. Around 4,800 people live there.Another 279 people are missing, John Lee, the city’s leader, said earlier today. Dozens of others were hospitalised.More than 128 fire engines and nearly