{
  "id": 762568,
  "title": "Supplier says subcontractor ordered non-fire-retardant nets before Tai Po blaze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/supplier-says-subcontractor-ordered-non-fire-retardant-nets-before-762568",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363936/supplier-says-subcontractor-ordered-non-fire-retardant-nets-tai-po-blaze"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A scaffolding subcontractor at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court estate ordered batches of non-fire-retardant protective nets, a supplier has confirmed, with the use of substandard mesh identified as a key factor in the deadly blaze’s rapid spread. The statement from supplier Lam Kee Construction Materials was among the documents released on Wednesday by the independent committee…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Supplier says subcontractor ordered non-fire-retardant nets before Tai Po blaze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/supplier-says-subcontractor-ordered-non-fire-retardant-nets-before",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:26:47.000Z"
      }
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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."
}