The fire - the deadliest blaze in Hong Kong in three decades - left at least 36 people dead, including a firefighter, 29 hospitalized and 279 missing. About 900 people were in shelters. Hong Kong police arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter and are expected to provide more details later, Reuters reported.

Three people have reportedly been arrested after a massive fire swept through residential towers in Hong Kong, leaving 36 people dead and 279 missing.

Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades has spotlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo scaffolding and mesh for building work in a tradition dating back centuries to mainland China.

Swire Group is set to cut nearly 10% of its employee jobs at the company's Hong Kong office as the firm aims to streamline its operations amid China's economic slowdown. Swire Pacific's 79% of its revenues come from the Hong Kong,