A public evidential hearing in Hong Kong has entered its fourth day, with residents expressing frustration over delayed responses and inadequate waste management, which they believe contributed to the devastating fire that killed 168 people.

A public evidential hearing by an independent committee into a fire that killed 168 people at a Hong Kong estate has entered its fourth day, with more residents set to testify. One resident who testified on Thursday said piles of rubbish were seen outside the building that first caught fire at Wang Fuk Court estate, while another who called police’s emergency hotline about the blaze said she had to wait “for a long time” before she could get through. In the previous session, a lawyer for the...