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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 found substandard work and evasion of regulatory oversight contributed to the November blaze that killed 168 people and displaced thousands at Wang Fuk Court. The fire spread rapidly due to non-fire-retardant scaffolding and wooden planks blocking escape routes, with Will Power Architects and Prestige Construction accused of cutting corners and deceiving regulators.
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