A 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”.
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October 29, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Lit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: report
SCMP News
Excerpt from SCMP News.