What we know about the Hong Kong apartment fires

As the last flames are extinguished, many are now asking who is to blame for the deadly blaze.

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Dozens more remain missing, with 79 people confirmed injured and and 89 bodies yet to be identified.

Now, as the last flames are extinguished and the high-rise blocks smoulder against the city's urban skyline, attention has turned to the cause of the deadly fire, and the factors that allowed it to so rapidly spread.

Many Hong Kongers have described it as a "man-made disaster".

Authorities have attributed the ferocity of the blaze to Styrofoam placed outside the windows of the apartment blocks - while also noting that fire alarms in all eight housing blocks were found to be not working effectively.