Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 companies over fire that killed 168 people

Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy over the city’s deadliest fire in decades last November.

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy over the city’s deadliest fire in decades last November.

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The massive blaze engulfed seven apartment buildings and killed 168 people on Nov. 26, 2025.

Former residents and relatives of the dead have been waiting for answers for months after the fire shattered the close-knit community of Wang Fuk Court, which housed thousands of people in the suburban district of Tai Po.