Hong Kong, June 10, 2026 (AFP) - Hong Kong files charges over deadliest fire in decades

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2026-06-10

Hong Kong filed manslaughter charges against several people and companies on Wednesday over the world's deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a public housing estate last year. The massive blaze, which engulfed seven of the eight high-rise apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court estate in November, prompted a months-long investigation into the cause. Public hearings were told that almost all life-saving fire sa......

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