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Tai Po fire inquiry: Eliminating renovation fire risk deemed impractical and costly

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A public inquiry into a fatal fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po heard that completely eliminating fire risks during renovations is impractical and prohibitively expensive. Experts testified that while combustible materials like polyfoam boards contributed to the blaze that killed 168 people, mandating only incombustible materials would significantly increase renovation costs. The focus, therefore, should be on risk management to minimize dangers as much as possible, rather than achieving absolute zero risk. AI

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Tai Po fire inquiry: Eliminating renovation fire risk deemed impractical and costly

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong,Leopold Chen ·

    Reducing fire risk to zero would cost huge amount, Tai Po blaze inquiry hears

    Requiring that only incombustible materials be used for large-scale renovations at housing estates is unrealistic and fails to take into account risks that arise after prolonged use, a public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades has heard. The use of polyfoam boa…

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