'This was preventable': Anger and unanswered questions after Hong Kong fire
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A massive fire at a subsidized housing estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district killed at least 128 people and critically injured dozens. The blaze, which raged for over a day, is believed to have spread rapidly due to substandard mesh and plastic sheets on the buildings' windows. Authorities have arrested three people in charge of renovating the blocks for manslaughter, and launched a corruption inquiry. Firefighting operations have ended, with dozens of residents still unaccounted for. The fire alarm system was found not to be working properly in all eight blocks, and several residents reported that the alarms did not sound when the fire broke out. The complex, built in the 1980s, is home to approximately 4,600 people.
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