Two Companies and Seven Individuals Charged in Hong Kong Fire Case

Hong Kong. Charges have been filed against two companies and seven individuals in the case related to the devastating fire incident at the Wang Fu Court residential complex in Hong Kong last November.

Hong Kong authorities have filed 25 charges against them, including murder, conspiracy to defraud, attempting to pervert the course of justice, and tax evasion. 168 people died in the fire. This incident is considered the deadliest fire in Hong Kong in over 70 years.