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Vigilance key to preventing fire accidents, says ADGP Mahesh Bhagwat

Tai Po blaze: no fire risk checks done for HK$336 million estate renovation

Hong Kong authorities did not conduct a fire risk assessment of a HK$336 million (US$42.9 million) renovation project at Wang Fuk Court before the cityโ€™s deadliest blaze in decades engulfed the housing estate, a public inquiry has heard. Sam Keung Sai-ming, an assistant director of the Fire Services Departmentโ€™s licensing and certification branch, said on Friday that authorities did not pay special attention to fire hazards at residential estates undergoing large-scale maintenance before the...