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Hong Kong Fire Sparks Concern, Citizens Call for Investigation
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2024nián11yuèxiāng gǎng香港dà bù大埔deyí gè一个zhù zhái qū住宅区fā shēng发生leyán zhòng严重huǒ zāi火灾zào chéng造成hěnduōrénsǐ wáng死亡shòu shāng受伤hái yǒu还有yī xiē一些rénshī zōng失踪

In November 2024, a serious fire broke out in a residential area in Tai Po, Hong Kong, causing many deaths, injuries, and some people missing.

huǒ zāi火灾fā shēng发生shíhěnduōjū mín居民zhī dào知道lóuzháo huǒ着火leyīn wèi因为jǐng bào警报méi yǒu没有xiǎngchuāng hù窗户bèixiū lǐ修理yòngdepào mò bǎn泡沫板dǎng zhù挡住le

When the fire happened, many residents did not know the building was on fire because the alarm did not sound and the windows were blocked by foam boards used for repairs.

huǒ shì火势hěnkuàimàn yán蔓延xiāo fáng yuán消防员hěnnánjiùrén

The fire spread quickly, making it difficult for firefighters to rescue people.

hěnduōrénrèn wéi认为zhèchǎnghuǒ zāi火灾bú shì不是yīn wèi因为zhújià zi架子ér shì而是yīn wèi因为xiū lǐ修理gōng chéng工程zhōngyǒuhěnduōwèn tí问题bǐ rú比如shǐ yòng使用yì rán易燃cái liào材料guǎn lǐ管理bù dàng不当

Many believe that the fire was not caused by bamboo scaffolding, but by many problems in the repair work, such as the use of flammable materials and poor management.

jū mín居民zhī qián之前yǐ jīng已经xiàngzhèng fǔ政府tóu sù投诉guòān quán wèn tí安全问题dànméi yǒu没有dé dào得到zhòng shì重视

Residents had previously complained to the government about safety issues but were not taken seriously.

huǒ zāi火灾hòudà jiā大家xī wàng希望zhèng fǔ政府néngrèn zhēn认真diào chá调查gǎi jìn改进ān quán cuò shī安全措施fáng zhǐ防止lèi sì类似deshì qíng事情zài cì再次fā shēng发生

After the fire, everyone hopes the government will conduct a serious investigation, improve safety measures, and prevent similar incidents from happening again.

By Oiwan Lam / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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