The devastating fire that left 168 dead in a Hong Kong residential complex was caused by a cigarette butt

An investigation into a devastating residential complex fire in Hong Kong that resulted in 168 fatalities last November has concluded that the blaze was sparked by an unextinguished cigarette butt. The incident stands as the most mortífero fire in the former British colony in nearly eight decades.

Simultaneously, separate wildfire response efforts are underway in Niebla, Huelva, where 24 aerial units, 275 personnel, and 94 ground vehicles have been deployed to combat a forest fire affecting 4,000 hectares and necessitating evacuations.