'Litany of failures' blamed as Hong Kong's Tai Po fire inquiry concludes The conclusion of the independent inquiry into the Tai Po fire has left many with a sense of déjà vu, but not in a good way.
The litany of failures that led to the deaths of 168 people is a grim reminder of how bureaucratic inefficiencies and systemic weaknesses can combine to catastrophic effect.
A perfect storm of poor planning, inadequate regulation, and gross negligence turned what should have been a routine renovation project into an inferno at the Wang Fuk Court site.