HONG KONG - A devastating fire that engulfed seven out of eight apartment blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has claimed 128 people's lives.

With the fire, which occurred on Wednesday afternoon, largely extinguished, a full-scale search and rescue effort began on Friday. The injured were transported to ambulances for treatment, while rescuers were also seen coming out with the bodies of dead victims. 

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China Daily photographer Parker Zheng took the photos on Friday.