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Investigators Uncover Negligence in Fatal Hong Kong Fire

4/1/2026

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An independent committee investigates the Nov. 26 Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, that killed 168.
Hearings revealed a property management worker deactivated the hose reel during water-tank repairs.
Lok Sin-ying, clerk at ISS EastPoint, filed shutdown notices but did not know alarms would be affected.
A Victory Fire Engineering electrical worker said maintenance turned off the main power switch for the fire booster pump, deactivating alarm.

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An independent committee investigates the Nov. 26 Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, that killed 168.
Hearings revealed a property management worker deactivated the hose reel during water-tank repairs.
Lok Sin-ying, clerk at ISS EastPoint, filed shutdown notices but did not know alarms would be affected.
A Victory Fire Engineering electrical worker said maintenance turned off the main power switch for the fire booster pump, deactivating alarm.