168 lives, a chain of failures: What Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court fire exposed | CNA Correspondent

The Wang Fuk Court fire left 168 people dead and thousands displaced, making it one of Hong Kong’s deadliest disasters in decades. Months on, investigations are uncovering deeper failures, from alleged substandard materials to possible corruption in the tendering process. As the inquiry continues, Genevieve Woo speaks to CNA correspondent Deborah Wong to understand what went wrong.

Highlights:
01:23 Not a typical fire
03:32 Why was this fire different?
04:39 Indonesian domestic worker shares her story
08:08 Inquiry reveals what went wrong
10:28 Problem of scaffolding nets
13:06 Corruption and bid rigging
15:19 Hardest part for the survivors
17:09 Loss of a home and a community

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