2 more arrested for residential area fire in Hong Kong

(ECNS) -- Two directors of an engineering consultancy company were arrested by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Friday for the fire that broke out in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, according to the ICAC.

The ICAC formed a task force on Thursday to investigate the maintenance project of the residential area over potential corruption. Following this, it took the two directors into custody and conducted evidence searches on Friday.

Three men have been arrested for the accident on Thursday. As of 6 a.m. on Friday, the fire has killed 94 people, including a firefighter.

(By Zhang Dongfang)