An independent committee investigating Hong Kong's fatal fire concluded its first round of hearings. The investigation points to multiple human and systemic failures, highlighting fragmented responsibility among various parties.

The independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades concluded the first round of hearings last week. It is essential that we get to the bottom of the human and systemic errors that led to the Tai Po inferno. There were many, as anticipated. Fragmentation of responsibility was rampant, which is probably expected for projects of this size with so many parties involved. If the government isn’t there to make sure that things are done properly, monitor and enforce the...