Woman trapped in Tai Po blaze died after 999 call not passed to fire department, inquiry hears

A woman trapped in the burning Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po died after police did not pass her 999 emergency call to the fire department, a public inquiry has heard. Inter-departmental communications during the blaze that killed 168 people in November came under scrutiny when the public hearings into the tragedy resumed on […]

By Hans Tse