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Hong Kong fire probe begins hearings on deadly blaze
Filed: Mar 20, 2026 at 12:02 AM ET
Summary: An independent committee has started hearings on the causes of Hong Kong's deadliest fire, which killed 168 people.
WHO: independent committee
WHAT: begins hearings on the cause of a deadly fire
WHEN: Mar 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM ET
WHERE: Hong Kong
WHY: to investigate a series of failures that contributed to the blaze
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