US Edition‘They Refused’: Residents Urged Action on Fire Safety a Year Before Hong Kong Inferno
Residents and activists warned officials about highly flammable foam panels and scaffolding netting well before the fire, but concerns were initially dismissed by the Labour Department.
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Hong Kong officials warned over a year before deadly inferno | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
HONG KONG >> More than a year before a fire devoured a complex of high-rise towers in Hong Kong, residents alerted officials about potential fire safety violations on a renovation project there.
More than a year ago, residents of the burned-down high-rise complex expressed concerns about combustible materials. Police arrested more suspects.
More than a year before a fire destroyed a heavenly complex in Hong Kong, the residents warned the authorities about possible violations of the safety standards against fires in a local reform project. This week, their worst fears were realized in one of the most lethal episodes of the recent history of the territory. The fire that began on Thursday at Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex with about 2 thousand apartments, killed at least 128 people…
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