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
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
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

Clifford Lo
MICHAEL AU and Clifford Lo

Updated: 3:22am, 24 Aug, 2012

Why you can trust SCMP
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
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
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
READ FULL ARTICLE