Hong Kong's housing minister resigns after fire investigation finds inadequate oversight

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Hong Kong's housing minister has resigned following an investigation into a large fire. The blaze happened last November in an apartment complex located in a northern suburban district. Seven buildings were engulfed by the fire. The disaster resulted in 168 deaths. Thousands of other residents were displaced from their homes. The investigation found that oversight had been inadequate.

The massive fire that broke out last November engulfed seven buildings in an apartment complex in a northern suburban district, killing 168 people and displacing thousands of others.

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