{
  "id": 17102396,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s leader apologises for residential fire that killed 168 people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hong-kongs-leader-apologises-for-residential-fire-that-killed-168",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:14:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/hong-kong-john-lee-apologises-wang-fuk-court-fire-killed-168-people"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Blaze last year was deadliest housing fire globally since 1980 and some ex-residents and victims’ families say they still need justice Hong Kong’s leader has apologised for government shortcomings that contributed to a fire that killed 168 people in the city last year, a rare sign of public contrition that nevertheless failed to impress some victims’ families. The chief executive, John Lee, and…",
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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."
}