Six people are still missing in this incident.
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The death toll from a massive fire in Hong Kong has risen to 160, police confirmed on Tuesday after identifying an additional body. Six people are still missing in the incident.
The fire that broke out at the apartment building late last month is the world's deadliest residential building fire since the 1980s. Authorities said last week that 159 people had died after a search of the affected buildings was completed.
Police Commissioner Joe Chow said the death toll had risen to 160 after further testing of one of the remains recovered earlier confirmed that it contained two people.
Of the 160 dead, 120 have been identified through DNA and fingerprint tests.
The fire spread rapidly through the buildings, which are clad in bamboo.
Six people are still missing, according to Tsang Shuk-yin, head of the police's Casualty Inquiry Unit.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has announced the formation of an "independent committee" led by a judge to investigate the incident.
