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Hong Kong anti-corruption watchdog arrests 8 over deadly fire

Published: 28 Nov 2025 - 04:27 pm | Last Updated: 28 Nov 2025 - 04:30 pm
A general view shows the aftermath of a major fire that swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Dale DE LA REY / AFP)

A general view shows the aftermath of a major fire that swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Dale DE LA REY / AFP)

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Hong Kong: Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog said it arrested eight people on Friday in connection with a deadly housing estate fire that killed at least 128 people.

The group of seven men and one woman include "engineering consultants, scaffolding construction contractors and a middleman", said the financial hub's Independent Commission Against Corruption, which has launched a probe into the fire at a residential complex under renovation.