The Fire that Left 168 Dead in Hong Kong Began with a Butt, According to the Investigation.
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An investigation has concluded that the fire at Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment complex, Wong Fook Court, which killed 168 people last November, likely started from a cigarette. According to Xinhua News Agency on the 9th (local time), the independent commission investigating the Wong Fook Court fire recently released a final report containing these findings. The commission identified the outdoor terraces of Units 104 and 105 in Wang Cheong House…
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Jung Sung-jo = The possibility that a cigarette butt was the cause of the fire at the Hong Kong high-rise apartment building 'Wong Fook Court,' which claimed 168 lives last November...
The official report found that an unturned butt started the fire in a Hong Kong residential complex. Flames spread through flammable materials and failures in fire protection systems.
The independent committee investigating the November 2025 tragedy at Wang Fuk Court ruled out short circuits and spontaneous combustion, classifying the blaze as accidental. Forensic analysis indicates the fire spread from the outside of the buildings inwards.
Last November's fire in a Hong Kong residential complex started with a cigarette thrown without turning off on the outside of one of the buildings, according to the latest official report
The devastating fire that caused 168 deaths last November in a Hong Kong residential complex will have begun with a cigarette beata thrown out of one of the buildings.
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