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Deadly Fire at Wang Fuk Court Linked to Unsafe Scaffolding

12/1/2025

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The Wang Fuk Court housing estate used substandard scaffolding netting, contributing to a fire that killed over 150 people.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption stated that after a summer typhoon, cheaper, unsafe netting replaced the original material.
To deceive inspectors, compliant netting was placed only at the base of the scaffolding.
More than 40 people remain missing.
Recovery may take up to three weeks, with remains burned beyond recognition.

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Story summary

The Wang Fuk Court housing estate used substandard scaffolding netting, contributing to a fire that killed over 150 people.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption stated that after a summer typhoon, cheaper, unsafe netting replaced the original material.
To deceive inspectors, compliant netting was placed only at the base of the scaffolding.
More than 40 people remain missing.
Recovery may take up to three weeks, with remains burned beyond recognition.