Hong Kongs anti-graft body on Friday said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex killing at least 128 people with 200 still missing in the citys worst fire in nearly 80 years.
Authorities said they had concluded rescue operations at the Wang Fuk Court complex in the northern district of Tai Po, but warned the death toll may still rise.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption ICAC also said it had launched a task force to investigate possible corruption in the renovation project at the complex, after police arrested three people on Thursday.