Testimonies at the public hearing for Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades at Wang Fuk Court revealed stories of tragic bravery and outrage. Residents shared accounts of ignored safety concerns and their loved ones' perished.

Stories filled with tragic bravery, outrage at heedless officials and horror as loved ones perished were among those shared by 24 residents of the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court estate, as they testified at a public hearing investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades. Over multiple sessions that began on March 19, some told the presiding committee how their repeated efforts to raise bid-rigging and safety concerns about the estate’s exterior renovation fell on deaf ears, well before the...