香港太埔旺福邨火災倖存居民周六返回火場取回個人物品，場面感人肺腑。一名居民Ian Chu珍惜機會，從單位拍攝最後一張吐露港海景照片。該火災造成168人死亡，其中旺昌樓81人罹難。
周六，香港太埔旺福邨的部分居民獲准返回火災受影響的單位，收拾個人物品。這是自周一開始為期15天的計劃的一部分，每戶居民可在單位內停留三小時，不包括上落樓梯時間。居民手持背包、行李箱和尼龍袋，有些戴上保護頭盔，由官員護送進入。
Ian Chu住在旺昌樓，那裡有81人喪生，佔總死亡人數168人的近一半。他告訴記者：「自從翻新工程後，我再沒有見過海洋和陽光……所以我盡量多拍一些照片。」他展示了一張從面向吐露港的單位拍攝的照片。
旺福邨八座大廈自2024年夏季起進行翻新，覆蓋竹腳手架和網。當局發現承包商使用的次標準網導致火勢迅速蔓延。只有旺智樓未受火災波及。
居民在這最後機會中與家當重聚，場面淚眼相對，為這場慘劇畫上句號。
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Residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court have returned to the fire-ravaged ruins in recent days, climbing stairs to retrieve jewellery, cash, photo albums and keepsakes before bidding farewell to their homes. The fire services chief acknowledged at a hearing that departments need better communication while insisting on clear divisions of responsibility. The blaze killed 168 people.
Hong Kong authorities have offered to buy back flats destroyed in the Wang Fuk Court blaze at HK$8,000 or HK$10,500 per square foot, but some residents expressed disappointment over the lack of on-site redevelopment. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun announced the plan, which will cost HK$6.8 billion and rule out rebuilding at the original site. The November fire killed 168 people and displaced about 5,000 residents.
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Thousands of Hongkongers braved heavy rains to observe Ching Ming Festival by sweeping tombs, with Wang Fuk Court survivors returning to the fire site to mourn victims. The outing occurred under thundery showers, prompting the Observatory to issue an amber rainstorm warning at 2.05pm. The blaze at the Tai Po estate on November 26 killed 168 people and displaced 5,000 others.
The independent committee probing the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po held its first evidential session, uncovering six human factors behind the near-total failure of fire safety measures. Leading counsel Victor Dawes SC highlighted denials of responsibility by the Labour Department, Fire Services Department, and Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit for the HK$336 million project. Details also emerged on the death of firefighter Ho Wai-ho amid the November inferno that killed 168.
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On the second day of evidential hearings into Hong Kong's deadliest fire at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, senior counsel Victor Dawes revealed how residents were misled into selecting a convicted contractor amid widespread bid-rigging and corruption in construction tenders.