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SCMP multimedia series traces causes, failures and human toll of Tai Po blaze

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SCMP multimedia series traces causes, failures and human toll of Tai Po blaze
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The South China Morning Post has documented Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po blaze in a series of multimedia projects, from detailing the search and rescue mission to examining evidence revealed at public hearings set up to investigate the cause of the inferno.
The fire, which engulfed the Wang Fuk Court residential complex last November, claimed 168 lives and displaced nearly 5,000 people, making it the city’s deadliest blaze in decades.
For a deeper look at the causes of the tragedy, the “systemic...

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