www.zerohedge.com By Tyler Durden
A terrible death toll is mounting after a cluster of high-rise Hong Kong apartment towers was engulfed in an inferno on Wednesday: At least 44 people are dead, but approximately 279 are still missing in what is already the deadliest Hong Kong building fire in more than 50 years. Accusations of gross negligence have been directed at a construction company that’s been renovating the mammoth complex, and authorities have already arrested three men associated with that firm.
TOWER TRAGEDY: At least 13 people were killed after a massive fire ripped through a Hong Kong high-rise complex.
Residents say building alarms never went off as thick smoke spread through multiple towers. pic.twitter.com/Q9lxbetcEf
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 26, 2025
The fire at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in northern Hong Kong’s Tai Po district broke out on Wednesday afternoon. The property boasts eight, 32-story towers comprising some 2,000 apartment units with approximately 4,800 residents. Built in the 1980s, much of the complex was clad in bamboo scaffolding and wrapped with netting, as a major exterior renovation was underway.
Even in 2025, bamboo is commonly used in Hong Kong construction work, with workers using zip ties to lash poles together, erecting latticeworks of the cheap, fast-growing, sturdy wood for even large-scale projects. The risk has already been acknowledged — indeed, in March, Hong Kong development authorities issued a directive mandating that at least 50% of government construction projects must employ metal scaffolding instead, in what was seen as a major step in finally weaning the industry from its centuries-long reliance on bamboo.
…
Read Full Article Here…(zerohedge.com)
Home | Caravan to Midnight (zutalk.com)
Live Stream + Chat (zutalk.com)
Be First to Comment