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‘Litany of failures’ blamed as Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire inquiry concludes
An independent inquiry into Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire, which killed 168 people, concluded after reviewing 1 million files and hearing 80 witnesses. The investigation, chaired by Justice David Lok Kai-hong, identified a 'litany of failures' as the cause of the blaze, Hong Kong’s deadliest fire since 1948.
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