香港消防员在应对数十年来最致命火灾时，优先控制火势而非疏散居民，一项公开调查听取了相关证词。火灾于11月袭击太庇王福苑，持续43小时。新界北副高级消防官梁景文解释称，若无法扑灭火势，便难以拯救被困者。
周一，四名消防处官员在法官领导的独立委员会公开听证会上，分享了王福苑火灾初期行动情况。该火灾波及该屋苑八座大厦中的七座，火焰迅速蔓延，导致居民被困家中难以救援。
时任新界北副高级消防官、現休假前梁景文表示，11月26日首10小时火势猛烈，对消防员构成巨大挑战。他形容救援为双轨进程，直至11月27日上午他移交指挥权时，已处理310宗求救呼叫中的129宗，但前一晚10时前仅完成13宗救援。
梁景文说：「我们总是说这是双轨进程。如果你不能扑灭火势，怎么救里面被困的人？」委员会听取了这些证词，以调查这场持续43小时的灾难。
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