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Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Triggers Rare Public Outrage

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, we look at how the deadliest Hong Kong fire in decades united a city in grief and pierced the fragile political calm.

Floral tributes for victims of the fire at Wang Fuk Court residential estate left on a barrier in Tai Po district in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.Photographer: Leung Man Hei/Bloomberg

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By Naomi Ng, Yang Yang, and K Oanh Ha

December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM UTC

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December 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM UTC

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Hong Kong’s worst fire disaster in decades has stirred up public anger over negligence, safety standards and official accountability.