The Government yesterday inaugurated an Inter-departmental Fire Investigation Task Force in response to the fire at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, the Fire Services Department (FSD) said.

Led by the FSD, the task force comprises representatives from the Police Force, the Buildings Department, the Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit, the Labour Department and the Government Laboratory, as well as fire engineering professionals.

The task force held its first meeting yesterday with two main objectives – to investigate the cause of the fire and how it spread, and to determine the factors that resulted in heavy casualties.

After the meeting, the members conducted a site inspection at the scene of the Wang Fuk Court fire.