India, Nov. 29 -- Fresh controversy has erupted around the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong as videos of construction workers smoking on scaffolding resurfaced and spread widely on social media on Saturday, reigniting public anger over alleged safety lapses at the housing complex.

The footage, originally posted on Thursday, showed workers taking a smoke break while repairing the building's outer wall, clips that have now prompted renewed scrutiny even though officials say the actual cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The blaze, which tore through the Tai Po housing estate on Wednesday, killed at least 128 people and injured dozens more. Nearly 900 of the estate's roughly 4,800 residents were forced into temporary shel...