Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 44, police arrest three (www.reuters.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 26 Nov 23:52
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The cause of the blaze in the northern Tai Po district was not immediately known, but it was fanned by green construction mesh and bamboo scaffolding

Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is still widely used for scaffolding in construction.

A firefighter was among the 44 killed, with 45 people in hospital in critical condition

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