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DISASTER18h agoHong Kong leader apologizes for deadly fire that tested Beijing’s grip on cityNBC News

DISASTER21h agoLit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: reportA combination of a lit cigarette and an “abundant fuel” of combustible materials caused Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, according to a long-awaited report which found the blaze would not have killed so many people, or happened at all, without “human fault”. Eleven months after the deadly fire tore through Wang Fuk Court, killing 168 and displacing thousands, an independent committee’s report released on Thursday assigned blame to the main contractor for renovations at the housing estate,...South China Morning Post

DISASTER21h agoHong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Apartment Building FireJohn Lee, the city’s chief executive, said his housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government.NYT World

DISASTER2d agoFire at Hong Kong’s first incinerator prompts calls to rethink waste strategyThe abrupt suspension of Hong Kong’s first waste incinerator after a fire is a stark warning against relying too heavily on the HK$31.3 billion (US$4 billion) plant, environmentalists have said, while a former lawmaker has urged the government to keep its landfill-free timetable on track. Monday’s blaze broke out on the roof of the third incineration module at the Integrated Waste Management Facilities Phase 1, or I·PARK1, on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau. More than 900 people were...South China Morning Post