Tai Po blaze hearing: property management worker unaware fire alarms deactivated
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“The property management worker was unaware fire alarms deactivated”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about property management worker awareness.
“Clerk tells hearing she knew hose reel system had been shut down for months but did not know alarms would also be deactivated”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the clerk's knowledge about system shutdowns and alarm deactivation.
“On the sixth day of hearings... claimed 16,8 lives”
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Wikipedia entries about Tai Po district and football club are unrelated to the fire incident or casualty claims. No evidence confirms or denies the 168 fatalities.
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— Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui (大埔舊墟) (the origina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Po
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— Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, Tai Po …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Po_District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Po_District
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— Tai Po Football Club (Chinese: 大埔足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tai Po. They currently compete in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Hong Kong football.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Po_FC
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“Fire services water tanks on building roofs were being repaired – a move that prompted the entire firefighting system’s shutdown”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about water tank repairs causing system shutdowns.
“Fire alarm system’s deactivation was identified as one of six 'human factors' leading to safety measure failures”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the classification of fire alarm deactivation as a human factor.
“Lok Sin-ying was responsible for filing shutdown notices for the fire hydrant and hose reel system”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute Lok Sin-ying's responsibility for shutdown notices.
“Lok Sin-ying knew the hose reel system had been shut down for months but did not know the fire alarms would also be deactivated”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute Lok Sin-ying's knowledge about alarm deactivation.
“The main power switch for the fire booster pump was turned off during water tank maintenance, prompting fire alarm deactivation”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about power switch shutdown causing alarm deactivation.
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