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Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168
Authorities filed 25 counts against seven people and two companies after the blaze killed 168 and displaced thousands, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Hong Kong authorities charged seven individuals and two companies with 25 counts over the fatal Nov. 26, 2025, Wang Fuk Court fire that killed 168 people.
- The massive blaze engulfed seven apartment buildings on Nov. 26, 2025, marking the city's deadliest residential fire in decades and prompting a months-long investigation.
- Fire alarm systems for seven of eight blocks were deactivated, which leading counsel Victor Dawes stated "greatly shortened the time for residents to evacuate."
- The charges against the seven individuals, including directors and inspectors of a consultancy firm and the main contractor, encompass money laundering, tax evasion, and attempting to pervert the course of public justice.
- In March, police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested 38 people for manslaughter and fraud, with another 23 suspected of bribery and conspiracy, as cases proceed to court.
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