Hong Kong Fire BREAKING: Contractor Arrested for Causing Massive Fire Killing 128, 280 Still Missing

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The massive fire in Tai Po district of Hong Kong has shaken the entire city. 128 people have died, and over 280 are still missing. The government has launched a criminal investigation, and three people, including the contractor, have been arrested for using flammable materials. The fire spread so quickly that people were trapped in their rooms, struggling to survive. One firefighter also lost his life. Families are demanding justice, and public anger in the city continues to grow.    #HongKongFire #HongKongNews #TaiPoFire #BreakingNews #ChinaNews #HongKongAccident #PublicHousingFire #HongKongUpdate #WorldNews #FireTragedy  ~ED.420~HT.408~

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00:00the devastating fire that erupted in Hong Kong's typo district has deeply shaken the entire city

00:11this inferno has tragically claimed the lives of 128 people and over 280 individuals remain

00:17unaccounted for among the 76 people who sustained injuries many are reported to be in a critical

00:22condition the government has fast-tracked the criminal investigation into this entire incident

00:28and police have since arrested three people local people and media are blaming the arrested

00:34individuals for this horrific deadly fire many are questioning on social media if such gross

00:40negligence will lead to a death sentence because among those who died were women children and

00:45elderly individuals who tragically lost their lives after suffering greatly the investigation

00:50has revealed that in the residential complex where the devastating fire broke out extensive

00:53repair and construction work had been ongoing for several months it is alleged that contractors

00:58disregarding regulations used highly flammable materials plastic mesh styrofoam and non-fire

01:05retardant sheets allowed the fire to spread across the entire complex within minutes in light of this

01:10negligence three individuals including the contractor have been apprehended and the police

01:15are currently conducting continuous interrogations people are saying that such a massive tragedy cannot

01:19be a mere accident this directly calls for responsibility to be fixed when the fire started many people

01:24didn't even get a hint of it because the windows were closed due to ongoing repair work strong winds on one

01:32side and the building's exterior plastic netting on the other spread smoke and flames downwards reaching

01:39adjacent buildings within minutes the situation worsened drastically leaving dozens with no escape route many

01:46remained trapped in their rooms suffering and ultimately suffocated to death experts have clearly stated

01:53regarding this incident that blaming bamboo scaffolding for the fire is incorrect as bamboo does not burn so

01:59rapidly the actual threat stemmed from plastic mesh and synthetic sheets had fire safety measures

02:04been implemented according to regulations the damage would not have been this severe this is why the

02:10public's anger has now grown even stronger and the call for strict punishment for the arrested has become

02:16louder the team that arrived to put out the fire also faced great difficulties the heat on many floors

02:22was so intense firefighters couldn't even get inside during this a young firefighter Hawaii ho lost his life

02:30he'd served the department for nine years always proving himself in tough situations on the day of the fire they

02:37arrived at the scene at 3 p.m. he was attempting to put out the fire on the ground floor a short while later he lost all

02:44contact with his team and was subsequently found in a critical state doctors declared him dead on the way

02:50to the hospital his tragic death has deeply shaken all of Hong Kong chief executive John Lee has ordered a

02:56thorough investigation into all public housing projects to ensure such a mistake doesn't happen again

03:01Chinese president Xi Jinping has also expressed deep sorrow over this tragedy and ordered an acceleration of relief

03:08efforts however people are saying that it is more crucial than expressing grief to punish those

03:13responsible so severely that no one dares to disregard safety regulations in the future Hong Kong has still

03:19not recovered from the shock of this devastating fire the families who have lost their loved ones are

03:24demanding justice now the question is whether the arrested will be deemed the real culprits of this horrific

03:30deadly fire and given a severe sentence like hanging or will the case prolong indefinitely currently anger sorrow and fear

03:38are all three hovering together in the city

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