Hundreds of firefighters have spent hours tackling the blaze, which began in apartment blocks surrounded by bamboo scaffolding.

Thousands of residents have been displaced after deadly high-rise apartment fires in Hong Kong, which claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds missing. Rescue efforts are continuing throughout the morning as emergency teams search for survivors.

HONG KONG — Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day Thursday, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people. Three men from a construction company were arrested, and rescues were continuing.