As the death toll from the fatal fire in Tai Po climbed to 156 on Tuesday, Hong Kong authorities have announced that occupants of the only block that escaped the inferno will be allowed to return and fetch personal belongings.

Axar.az informs, citing Hong Kong FP, as of Tuesday, a total of 127 remains of victims killed in the fire tragedy at Wang Fuk Court had been identified, Chief Superintendent Karen Tsang of the police’s casualty inquiry unit said.

She also said the remaining 29 bodies found at the fire site had yet to be identified, and around 30 residents remained unaccounted for.

The deadly blaze engulfed seven of the eight buildings in the residential estate that housed more than 1,980 households.

So far, police have arrested 15 people – 14 men and one woman, aged between 40 and 77 – for alleged manslaughter in connection with the fire.