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Conflict & Security March 31, 2026 434 stories in this edition

Tai Po blaze hearing: property management worker unaware fire alarms deactivated

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Matthew Cheng,Leopold Chen
Tai Po blaze hearing: property management worker unaware fire alarms deactivated

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A property management worker at the housing estate ravaged by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades was unaware that fire alarms had been deactivated after the hose reel system was shut down for water tank repairs, an evidentiary hearing has been told. On the sixth day of hearings by an independent committee investigating the November 26 blaze in Tai Po that claimed 168 lives, questions also arose about why fire serv...

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A property management worker at the housing estate ravaged by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades was unaware that fire alarms had been deactivated after the hose reel system was shut down for water tank repairs, an ev...

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