Death toll climbs to 128 in Hong Kong apartment blaze, 8 more arrested 香港公寓火灾死亡人数升至128人，另有8人被捕

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The death toll in Hong Kong has surpassed over 100 since a Wednesday fire that devastated several buildings in a high-rise complex. Many people remain unaccounted for.

 

As the investigation continues, eight additional people involved in renovations on one of the buildings have been arrested.

 

Emergency officials say the fire spread rapidly due to bamboo scaffolding and highly flammable foam panels, adding that fire alarms in the building did not sound as the fires grew.

 

Here, one survivor recalls the moment she found out about the fire, and her subsequent escape.

 

Firefighters were able to fully extinguish the fires on Friday morning.

Translation to Chinese:

环球新闻报道。

自周三香港一栋高层建筑发生火灾以来，死亡人数已超过100人。这场火灾摧毁了多栋楼宇，仍有许多人下落不明。

随着调查的深入，另有8名参与其中一栋楼宇翻修的人员被捕。

紧急救援人员表示，由于使用了竹制脚手架和易燃泡沫板，火势迅速蔓延。他们还补充说，随着火势蔓延，楼内的火警警报器并未响起。

以下是一位幸存者的回忆，讲述了她得知火灾消息的那一刻以及随后的逃生经历。

消防员于周五上午将大火完全扑灭。