US EditionFire Accountability Backlash Mounts, as Eight More arrested over Hong Kong Fire
Authorities arrested eight construction personnel amid probes into unsafe renovation practices after a fire killed 151 and left about 200 missing at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court.
- On Wednesday, a fire began midafternoon at Wang Fuk Court public housing estate in Tai Po and quickly spread through seven towers, with authorities saying at least 128 people died.
- Residents of Wang Fuk Court had raised safety warnings in September 2024 about the flammability of protective green mesh on bamboo scaffolding, and preliminary investigators found the fire started on a lower-level scaffolding net and ignited polystyrene/foam panels.
- The Independent Commission Against Corruption said eight suspects, including an engineering consultant and scaffolding subcontractor, were arrested, and police seized documents, with Security Chief Chris Tang warning 'more bodies could be discovered'.
- On Saturday, John Lee attended a memorial as flags were lowered, and the government announced a HK$300 million relief fund while suspending 28 projects managed by PC&E for safety audits.
- Beijing ordered a nationwide inspection of high-rise buildings, with the Ministry of Emergency Management targeting fire hydrants, sprinklers, alarms, and discussing replacing bamboo scaffolding with metal.
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Denmark’s ISS under scrutiny after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire
On November 26, a devastating blaze erupted at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong. What began as a renovation project quickly turned into a catastrophe: bamboo scaffolding covered in plastic netting went up in flames and fire – fuelled by flammable foam panels and defective safety measures – tore through seven of the estate’s eight towers. Source
Rhodora Alcaraz, 28, had only arrived in the city the day before and found herself trapped in the family's apartment in Wang Fuk Court
Hong Kong's leader promises "justice" while city officials blame the construction companies for using lower-quality protection sites. The tragedy balance has reached 151 deaths. 30 people are still missing after the fire from the residential complex in Hong Kong appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
The death toll from the Wang Fuk Court apartment building fire in Hong Kong has risen to 151, with dozens more still missing. Firefighters have been battling the blaze since Wednesday, and have now been relieved by colleagues from a special unit for identifying victims of the disaster. This allowed them to take pictures from inside the buildings. Virtually nothing was left of the furnishings in the apartments where thousands of people lived. A l…
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Hong Kong arrests suspects as fire death toll tops 150
Hong Kong has arrested 14 suspects in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, finding "substandard" netting on building exteriors that failed to halt flames from spreading, authorities said Monday.
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