{
  "id": 425073,
  "title": "Tai Po fire interim report details circumstances of firefighter death; finds cigarette butt likely cause",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/tai-po-fire-interim-report-details-circumstances-of-firefighter-death-425073",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/10/tai-po-fire-interim-report-details-circumstances-of-firefighter-death-finds-cigarette-butt-likely-cause/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A final investigation report into the cause of the Tai Po blaze last year has concluded that the fatal fire was likely caused by a cigarette butt that ignited combustible materials at the worksite. Reports that became publicly accessible on the investigation committee’s website on Friday also included information on the death of Ho Wai-ho, […]",
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        "title": "Tai Po fire interim report details circumstances of firefighter death; finds cigarette butt likely cause",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/tai-po-fire-interim-report-details-circumstances-of-firefighter-death",
        "published": "2026-08-09T23:50:00.000Z"
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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."
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