US EditionFire Accountability Backlash Mounts, as Eight More arrested over Hong Kong Fire
- On Friday , firefighting at Wang Fuk Court residential complex, Tai Po district, ended after a blaze engulfed seven of the estate's eight towers and killed at least 128 people.
- Ignition occurred on a lower-level scaffolding net midafternoon Wednesday, with foam panels, plastic netting and bamboo scaffolding helping the fire spread rapidly.
- Authorities said about 2,300 firefighters and medical personnel were involved, with 79 injured including 12 firefighters, and roughly 200 people unaccounted for and 89 unidentified bodies.
- Police on Friday moved to arrest seven men and one woman connected to the renovation on suspicion of manslaughter, while the Independent Commission Against Corruption searched offices and Hong Kong leader John Lee announced a $54-million support fund.
- Officials and experts say oversight and past complaints must be reviewed as the Hong Kong government plans to speed a transition from bamboo scaffolding amid calls from unions and safety experts for tougher fireproofing laws.
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Hong Kong tower fire death toll climbs to 128; more arrests made | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
HONG KONG >> Hong Kong’s anti-graft body today said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex, killing at least 128 people with 200 still missing in the city’s worst fire in nearly 80 years.
Nov. 28—THE BALANCE OF DEAD FOR THE WORSE INCENDED IN DECADE IN HONG KONG WAS ELEVED THIS FRIDAY TO 128, The authorities reported, revealing that the alarms of the residential skyscrapers razed by the flames did not work properly....
Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong residential fire as 8 more arrested over towers' renovation
Hong Kong firefighters have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire engulfed seven buildings. The death toll has risen to 128, with many still unaccounted for. Authorities said fire alarms in the complex, which housed…
The devastating fire disaster with 128 dead places the city facing enormous challenges. Solidarity is great. The displeasure, too. A reportage.
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