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Lit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: report

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Lit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: report
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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”.
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,.

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