Firefighters battled for a second day on Thursday to contain a massive inferno that ripped through seven high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong, as the death toll climbed to 94 and over 280 people remained missing in what officials described as the city’s worst disaster in 70 years. Some 76 people were injured, including 15 in critical condition and 28 listed as serious. The dead also include a firefighter. Many are still trapped in the buildings. Raging flames at four out of the seven blocks have been brought under control, while fires continued to burn on the upper floors of the remaining 31-storey buildings on Thursday evening. The exact cause of the fire, which started on Wednesday, is not yet known. City officials say over 280 people are still missing from the seven gutted buildings, each with 32 floors. @@@
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