{
  "id": 17057685,
  "title": "Lit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/lit-cigarette-combustibles-and-human-fault-led-to-deadly-hong-kong-17057685",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:11:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372602/lit-cigarette-combustibles-and-human-fault-led-deadly-hong-kong-fire-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}