After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.

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

Hong Kong firefighters brought under control a huge blaze in an apartment complex that killed at least 55 and left nearly 300 missing.

Hong Kong authorities say at least 128 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday.

A deadly blaze ripped through bamboo scaffolding on a multi-tower housing estate in Hong Kong, killing dozens of people and leaving hundreds more missing.

China will inspect high-rise buildings across the nation for fire safety, its government said on Saturday, in the wake of the deadly fire in a Hong Kong housing complex that has claimed at least 128 lives.

The injured Philippines worker Rhodora Alcaraz, 28, cradled her employers' 3-month-old baby in a wet blanket while trapped in a smoke-filled room for several hours before being rescued by firefighters, her sister Raychelle Loreto told Reuters.

Police investigators have been searching the charred shells of the tower blocks to gather evidence and determine the cause of the fire. Bodies of some of the victims are believed to remain inside the buildings. The fire broke out in a large housing complex in Tai Po, a residential district in the northern part of Hong Kong.