A contractor involved in the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong has suggested that fire alarms would not have saved lives during last year's blaze at the site, a claim that has drawn criticism from the judge overseeing a public inquiry into the disaster.
The statement was made during proceedings of the public inquiry examining the fire that devastated the estate. The judge questioned the contractor's assertion, indicating skepticism about the claim that functioning fire alarms would have made no difference to the outcome of the incident.
The inquiry is examining circumstances surrounding the blaze at Wang Fuk Court, where residents lost their lives. The contractor's suggestion that fire alarm functionality was irrelevant to survival outcomes has become a focal point of dispute during the investigation into what happened during the fire.
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