Hong Kong authorities on June 10 charged seven people and two companies with offenses, including manslaughter and conspiracy, over the city’s deadliest fire in decades last November.
The blaze killed 168 people when it spread through seven apartment buildings in the Tai Po district of the New Territories on Nov. 26, 2025.
Wang Fuk Court—which contained eight apartment blocks housing thousands of people—was being renovated at the time of the fire.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Hong Kong authorities said the police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption had charged the suspects with 25 counts.
Will Power Architects Company, a consultancy firm, and Prestige Construction & Engineering Co., the main contractor involved in the renovation project, are the companies that have been charged….
7 People, 2 Companies Charged Over Hong Kong Fire That Killed 168 People
