No remains found after search of two fire-hit residential buildings: Hong Kong police

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police said on Saturday that no remains were found after searching two of the seven fire-hit buildings in the residential complex of Wang Fuk Court.

So far, support funds for the fire have reached 1.1 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 141.3 million US dollars), among which 800 million Hong Kong dollars came from donations and 300 million Hong Kong dollars was government grants, Cheuk Wing-hing, deputy chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said at a press conference on Saturday.

As of 3 pm local time Saturday, the fire had left 128 dead and 83 others injured, with 144 people previously listed as missing now confirmed safe, the Hong Kong police said.