A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with 200 people unaccounted-for

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about suspected corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex in which at least 128 people died.

Officials are yet to determine the cause of the blaze that ripped through a high-rise residential complex on Wednesday.

Toronto resident Paul Chow was devastated when the apartment where he grew up made international news this week after a raging inferno tore through seven highrise towers in Hong Kong, leaving more than 100 dead and hundreds missing.

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.

It is unclear how many people were in Wang Fuk Court when the fire broke out, but the more recent census figures suggest it is home to around 4,600 residents. Hundreds of them have been evacuated to temporary shelters, and some are being allocated emergency housing units.