A tenant of a subdivided flat at the Mong Kok building, where a fire killed nine people last year, insisted he was not worried about fire hazards. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Though repairs are largely complete, there are still signs of damage from the November blaze at No 192-194 Fa Yuen Street. More alarmingly, officials still found flat subdivisions and blocked exits. Photos: K.Y. Cheng

Hong Kong

Fire hazards still riddle Fa Yuen Street despite repairs after blaze

Lessons from the Mong Kok tragedy last year have failed to take hold in the building's recent renovation

MICHAEL AU

Clifford Lo

Published: 12:00am, 24 Aug, 2012

Updated: 3:22am, 24 Aug, 2012

A tenant of a subdivided flat at the Mong Kok building, where a fire killed nine people last year, insisted he was not worried about fire hazards. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Though repairs are largely complete, there are still signs of damage from the November blaze at No 192-194 Fa Yuen Street. More alarmingly, officials still found flat subdivisions and blocked exits. Photos: K.Y. Cheng

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Fire hazards still riddle Fa Yuen Street despite repairs after blaze

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