Independent Committee Publishes Investigation Report on Wang Fuk Court Fire
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On 29 October 2026, the Independent Committee on the Wang Fuk Court Fire in Tai Po published its report, stating that the fire was very likely caused by a cigarette igniting paper materials on the platform outside Units 104 and 105 of Wang Cheong Court, leading to smouldering. The report listed multiple factors of human error, mistake or negligence, including workers smoking, the use of unsafe construction materials and procedures such as non-flame-retardant netting, and improper operation of fire service installations by unqualified persons, which it considered caused the fire and the heavy casualties.
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The independent committee on the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire has published its report, saying the blaze was most likely caused by a cigarette igniting paper materials on the platform outside Units 104 and 105 of Wang Cheong Court, causing smouldering. The report lists workers smoking, the use of non-flame-retardant netting and other unsafe building materials and practices, and improper operation of fire service installations by unqualified persons as the human errors, mistakes or negligence that led to the fire and the heavy casualties.
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