Death toll hits 146 in Hong Kong’s deadliest apartment fire in decades
The blaze, Hong Kong's deadliest in more than 75 years, engulfed seven of the complex's residential towers over two days before firefighters finally extinguished it on Friday.
The blaze, Hong Kong's deadliest in more than 75 years, engulfed seven of the complex's residential towers over two days before firefighters finally extinguished it on Friday.
After days of firefighting operation to douse the blaze in the high-rise buildings of Hong Kong's Tai Po, the dousing operation has concluded with 128 dead and 200 missing.
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This story takes a closer look at the role of the centuries-old tradition of wrapping Hong Kong buildings in bamboo scaffolding during construction or repair work, and how it may have contributed to the rapid spread of the fire in seven high-rise buildings that left 55 people dead.
