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Fatal fire prompts calls for smoke detectors in substandard Hong Kong buildings

The owners of old Hong Kong buildings applying for fire safety subsidies should install smoke detectors as a temporary measure, observers have said, following a deadly blaze at a site with substandard facilities. The call came on Monday, after the death of a tenant in a subdivided flat during a blaze at the Mido Apartments building on King’s Road in North Point on Saturday. Firefighters found a “badly burnt” electrical meter in his home. Lawmaker Edward Leung Hei, who represents the Hong Kong...


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