{
  "id": 18045778,
  "title": "Praised as heroes, stung by criticism: firefighters torn over Tai Po blaze report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/praised-as-heroes-stung-by-criticism-firefighters-torn-over-tai-po-18045778",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T00:30:56.000Z",
  "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/3373182/praised-heroes-stung-criticism-firefighters-torn-over-tai-po-blaze-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After spending 12 gruelling hours battling the Tai Po inferno, frontline firefighter Ah Fai* could not have imagined that, barely a year later, his department would find itself under the harsh glare of public scrutiny. The trauma of that night is still raw. He remembers burning debris from the bamboo scaffolding raining down from above, blocking one of the main entrances of Wang Fuk Court. “Our…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}