Hong Kong leader John Lee has ordered the creation of an independent committee to investigate a fire which killed at least 151 people. The fire spread quickly across seven high-rise residential tower blocks in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong on Wednesday last week. Building work was happening on the tower blocks and authorities have since said that the materials being used, such as netting on the outside of the towers, caused the fire to spread more quickly. At least 13 people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, including the directors of a construction company.
Simply put, manslaughter is the crime of killing a person without meaning to. OK, let's have our first headline. This comes from AP News. Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades. That headline again from AP News. Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades.
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