This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. What we know so far: 44 people, including a firefighter, have died. Some 279 are still missing 68 people are in hospital, 16 in critical condition, 25 deemed serious Full-scale rescue work is ongoing, with a woman and more pets evacuated from buildings The eight residential blocks in the estate had been undergoing renovations since July 2024, sheathed...