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deadliest fire
Coverage of deadliest fire in the Nexus archive.
- Substandard work and evasion of oversight helped fuel deadly Hong Kong fire, investigators told
An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard that substandard work and evasion of regulatory oversight contributed to the tragedy. The fire's cause was linked to malpractices that evaded oversight, turning a small fire into a major incident.
- ‘We hope to offer answers,’ committee counsel tells Tai Po fire inquiry
Legal counsel for an independent panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will deliver closing remarks at the final public inquiry session. The 600-page statement will address the causes of the Wang Fuk Court fire, which killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 in November 2025, and the roles of involved parties.