Hong Kong leader urges system reform after fire to ensure 'justice is served' | ABS-CBN News

Hong Kong leader John Lee called for 'thorough investigation and serious reform' on Tuesday (December 2) and said the government will set up an independent inquiry into the recent fire tragedy that claimed at least 151 lives.

Lee said at least 25 people were arrested by police and the island's independent anti-corruption commission to probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fueling a blaze.

Lee added the government is determined to 'ensure all these loopholes are plugged'.

Police continued to sweep the seven burnt-out towers engulfed in Wednesday's disaster at the Wang Fuk Court estate, finding bodies of residents in stairwells and on rooftops, trapped as they tried to flee the flames.

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