Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 128, officials say


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LONDON — The death toll from the massive fire at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128 on Friday, as search and rescue efforts continued. Hong Kong’s secretary for security, Chris Tang Ping-keung, warned that more bodies may still be found. Eight individuals have been arrested so far, according to a statement from Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption. “The arrestees, aged between 40 and 63, are seven men and one woman. Amongst them are four individuals from the consulting firm of the grand renovation project of Wang Fuk Court, namely two directors and two project managers…