大埔宏福苑火灾独立调查委员会的法律团队在结束调查后，呼吁逐步以金属脚手架取代竹棚架。
这些建议详列于委员会律师周五提交的627页结案陈词中。该陈词为自去年11月宏福苑火灾发生以来，于3月开始的听证会划上了句号。
那场火灾造成168人死亡，约5000名居民流离失所。律师敦促当局探索并可能资助从竹棚架和可燃塑料包装向金属脚手架的过渡，因为证据显示竹子的热解作用加剧了火势并导致火势向上蔓延。
这一建议与早前消防专家和消防员的证词形成对比，他们曾指出金属脚手架在高温下也可能变形。陈词中的其他建议包括进行立法改革以及采取措施减少围标行为。
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An independent committee wrapped up its inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze on Friday after 30 sessions, as survivors expressed anger over government failings and demanded accountability.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said there should be no limits to accountability over the Wang Fuk Court fire that killed 168 people last November. He confirmed prosecutions against two witnesses who refused to testify.
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On the final day of hearings, lead counsel Victor Dawes SC said the contractor and consultant for the Wang Fuk Court renovation deserved the strongest condemnation.