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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Kanis Leung

Hong Kong charges main contractor with manslaughter and conspiracy over deadly fire that killed 168

Authorities in Hong Kong on Wednesday charged seven people and two firms with offences including manslaughter and conspiracy over last year’s fire at a residential estate that killed 168 people.

The city’s deadliest fire in decades engulfed seven apartment buildings on 26 November, shattering the close-knit community of Wang Fuk Court, which housed thousands of people in the suburban district of Tai Po.

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