Officials are yet to determine the cause of the blaze that ripped through a high-rise residential complex on Wednesday.

Firefighters combing the charred tower complex found dozens more bodies, officials said Friday, as smoke still drifted into the air of the Chinese territory.

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The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has killed at least 44 people and displaced thousands of residents. Police have arrested three individuals linked to the construction company on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the incident.

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Hong Kong's second-deadliest fire on record killed 176 people in 1948 and was caused by a ground-floor explosion at a five-storey warehouse. The most deadly was at Happy Valley Racecourse in 1918, when more than 600 people died.

The fire, which erupted on Wednesday, was the deadliest the city has seen in decades, killing 44 people and leaving 300 missing.