2025年11月26日下午，香港大埔宏福苑發生五級火警，造成重大傷亡。截至目前，火災已造成65人遇難，另有75人受傷。這場火災震驚全港，社會各界對事件的起因和責任展開關注與討論。

香港警方在初步調查中發現，受波及建築物的外牆覆蓋有保護網、防水帆布及塑料布等材料，但這些材料疑似未符合防火標準，存在高度可燃性。此外，調查還發現，其中一座未直接受火警波及的大廈，其每層電梯大堂窗戶外均用發泡膠包封，而發泡膠為極易燃物質，可能在火災中加速火勢垂直蔓延，成為火災迅速擴散的重要因素。

警方進一步調查指出，相關外牆材料均由同一家工程公司負責安裝。初步結論認為，該工程公司在施工過程中存在嚴重疏忽，使用不當且未達安全標準的材料，導致火勢在短時間內迅速蔓延，引發重大傷亡。隨後，警方拘捕三名與工程公司相關的負責人，包括兩名董事及一名工程顧問，年齡介於52至68歲，並以涉嫌嚴重疏忽及危害公共安全等罪名進一步調查。這起事件揭示建築外牆工程安全管理的嚴重漏洞，也引發社會對承建商責任、監管不足以及防火標準落實等問題的廣泛關注。

On the afternoon of November 26, 2025, a Level 5 fire broke out at Hong Kong’s Tai Po Hung Fuk Court, resulting in significant casualties. As of now, the fire has claimed 65 lives and left 75 people injured. The incident has shocked the city, prompting widespread attention and discussion regarding its causes and accountability.

Preliminary investigations by the Hong Kong Police revealed that the exterior walls of the affected buildings were covered with protective nets, waterproof tarpaulins, and plastic sheets. These materials are suspected of not meeting fire safety standards and are highly flammable. Additionally, investigators discovered that one building, which was not directly affected by the fire, had windows outside each elevator lobby sealed with foam, a highly combustible material that may have accelerated the vertical spread of the flames, potentially contributing to the rapid escalation of the fire.

Further investigation indicated that the installation of the exterior wall materials was carried out by a single engineering company. Initial findings suggest that the company exhibited serious negligence during construction, using inappropriate and unsafe materials, which allowed the fire to spread rapidly across multiple floors and resulted in significant casualties. Subsequently, the police arrested three individuals associated with the engineering company, including two directors and one engineering consultant, aged between 52 and 68, on charges of gross negligence and endangering public safety.

This incident highlights severe lapses in the safety management of building exterior works and has sparked public concern over contractor accountability, insufficient regulatory oversight, and the enforcement of fire safety standards.