Hong Kong authorities announced on Thursday that the death toll from the worst fire the city has witnessed in decades has risen to 65, as rescue teams continue efforts to extinguish the blaze and search for more than 250 missing people inside the residential complex.

The fire is still burning in part of the complex, which consists of eight buildings containing around 2,000 residential units, more than 24 hours after it first broke out. Firefighters continue to spray the charred structures with water, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).