Hong Kong fire: Arrest over petition stirs public debate

Miles Kwan was detained after he launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities.

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The ferocious blaze had ravaged a densely populated housing estate in the northern Tai Po district, killing at least 159 people and displacing thousands.

As public anger grew, the pro-Beijing authorities warned, repeatedly, against attempts to "exploit" the fire to "endanger national security".

Kwan was reportedly arrested by Hong Kong national security police on suspicion of sedition. He is now on bail, according to local media.

Police told the BBC that it "would handle any action taken in accordance with the law and the actual circumstances".