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Hong Kong files manslaughter charges against seven people and two firms in deadly apartment fires

Published 11 June 2026 · general

Massive blaze in eight high-rise apartment blocks killed 168 people in one of the world’s deadliest residential building fires Hong Kong has filed manslaughter charges

Massive blaze in eight high-rise apartment blocks killed 168 people in one of the world’s deadliest residential building fires Hong Kong has filed manslaughter charges against several people and companies over the world’s deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a public housing estate last year. The massive blaze, which engulfed seven of the eight high-rise apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court estate in November, prompted a months-long investigation into the cause. Continue reading...

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Hong Kong files manslaughter charges against seven people and two firms in deadly apartment fires

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Published: June 11, 2026 • 5:56 AM IST · Updated: June 11, 2026 • 6:39 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

Hong Kong files manslaughter charges against seven people and two firms in deadly apartment fires

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  • Massive blaze in eight high-rise apartment blocks killed 168 people in one of the world’s deadliest residential building fires Hong Kong has filed manslaughter charges against several people and companies over the world’s deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a public housing estate last year.
  • The massive blaze, which engulfed seven of the eight high-rise apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court estate in November, prompted a months-long investigation into the cause.

Published June 11, 2026.


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