The failure by the Fire Bureau and Public Works Bureau in Kaohsiung to do their job properly and the lack of action taken by them are responsible for the Oct. 14 building fire in the southern city that took 46 lives, according to a government report published on Friday, which also blamed some residents' actions for leading to the blaze.
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