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This study aims to analyze the causes of the Wang Fuk Court apartment fire tragedy in Hong Kong in November 2025, which resulted in over 160 fatalities, and to propose institutional improvement measures for the fire safety of high-rise buildings in South Korea. This tragedy was a foreseeable man-made disaster caused by a combination of vulnerable building materials and inadequate management of firefighting facilities. The bamboo scaffolding used for exterior repairs, along with combustible protective nets and styrofoam insulation, created a chimney effect that rapidly spread the flames to the upper floors. Notably, the intentional deactivation of sprinkler valves and fire alarm systems—under the pretext of construction convenience and avoiding noise complaints—was identified as the decisive human error that rendered initial fire suppression impossible. Consequently, this study derived policy implications for South Korea by comparatively analyzing the fire administration case of Macau, which successfully deters large-scale fires through stringent regulations and real-time monitoring systems. Based on these findings, this study proposes key countermeasures to strengthen the domestic fire safety net: legislating the use of flame-retardant materials for construction site protective nets, mandating the placement of fire extinguishing equipment in temporary structures, establishing strict penalties for the arbitrary deactivation of firefighting facilities, and implementing a real-time monitoring system. In conclusion, this study reaffirms social safety as an essential value and provides practical guidelines to prevent future large-scale fire tragedies through proactive legislative amendments.

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Abstract
1. 홍콩 왕폭코트 화재 개요
2. 우리나라 화재발생 추이 분석
2.1 초고층 건축물 등 화재피해 현황
2.2 고층 및 주요건축물 대형화재 현황
3. 홍콩 왕폭코트 아파트 화재조사결과
3.1 홍콩 아파트 화재발생 현황
3.2 홍콩 아파트 화재 피해가 커진 이유
4. 화재 위험요인 분석
4.1 홍콩 아파트 스프링클러 작동하지 않은 이유
5. 한국의 소방안전체계 개선방안
5.1 가연성 보호망의 ‘난연성’ 전면 교체
5.2 AI와 IoT 기술 융합하는 스마트 안전 생태계 구축
5.3 소방시설 무력화 방지 및 처벌 기준 마련
5.4 안전을 위한 사회적 투자와 관련 법률 정비
6. 결론
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저자

• 김효범 [ Hyo-Beom Kim | 한국화재감식연구소 ]

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  한국화재감식학회 학회지 [Magazine of Fire Investigation Socity of Korea]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  2092-531X

• 수록기간

  2009~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 539 DDC 628