Thailand nightclub fire: what we certainly know so far

128 people, including a firefighter, confirmed dead; 16 bodies still in buildings

79 injured, including 11 firefighters

Search continues for missing people, with focus on identifying victims

hong Kong Fire Investigation Widens with More Arrests and Corruption Probe

Three senior staff members of renovation company Prestige Construction & Engineering Co Limited were earlier arrested for alleged manslaughter.

The ICAC launches a corruption probe into repair works that had a price tag of HK$330 million.

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption body, the ICAC, has arrested two directors of Will Power Architects Company, the consultant firm in charge of the renovation project at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, bringing the number of arrests to five over the fire that has claimed 128 lives as of Friday afternoon.

John Lee Ka-chiu earlier ordered inspections of all public housing estates undergoing major renovations, with authorities launching a criminal investigation into the city’s deadliest conflagration in seven decades.

Rescue work continues as raging flames in all blocks have been brought under control in Wang Fuk Court. Some 56 people remain in hospital.

According to a preliminary investigation, officers discovered highly flammable styrofoam cloaking lift windows on every floor, which authorities said caused the fire to spread more rapidly within the blocks and ignite flats through the corridors. The mesh netting and sheeting used outside the buildings also did not meet fire safety standards, officials said on Wednesday night.

Three senior staff members of Prestige Construction & Engineering Co Limited, including two directors, were arrested for alleged m