Any one of their resident who smokes just have to flick his almost finished cigarette out of the balcony and onto those nets and that's it..

thats why using this scaffolding for inhabited complexes is inviting trouble. So many things can go wrong

MAJOR one's la

your "so so many" got receive publicity like this?

Damn scary man

RIP one firefighter

2 directors, 1 consultant.

Bamboo for cooking is green 1. The scaffolding is dried 1. Got different 1 le…

Netting+Bamboo = Recipe for disaster

They need safety officer trained by DUPONT to supervise & advise. I would have banned the bamboo & ensure the netting is fire retardant.

Debate & Pressure to Ban
Some experts — e.g. from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) — have publicly argued for a ban, citing difficulties in uniformly assessing safety of bamboo scaffolding (variability of bamboo, weather vulnerability, higher risk over long-term use).
RTHK News

Others — notably workers’ unions — oppose a ban, arguing that many accidents stem from poor workplace management rather than bamboo itself. They warn a ban could threaten thousands of jobs.

PS: They rather listen to a bunch of lowly educated contractor worker union than the highly educated & trained Institution of Engineers?

Unironically if that's the standard approved configuration in HK guideline then the highest authority is the one at fault.
The inspecting officer is just ticking boxes on site according to that.

Terrible to be caught upstairs when inferno happening downstairs with no way out other than via the window.

Condolences and RIP.

Stay low floor kena killed by flood. Stay high floor kena killed by fire.

Which is the safest floor to stay at?

Space?

I learned from socmed and youtube that, earlier this year, HK authorities ruled that half of the scaffoldings have to be made from metal.

They already knew the risk - no just fire, but other risks, e.g. not as sturdy as metal.

hongkong is prone to typhoon

that bamboo scaffolding obviously is a grave hazard during typhoon

This post has been edited by desmond2020: Nov 27 2025, 03:39 PM

As per the video I posted, it’s alleged that many HK contractors may have ignore the requirements for fire retardant netting becoz such netting cannot be reused. Fire retardant netting will become fragile under sun whilst normal netting can be reused multiple times.

Anwar turun

Death toll hits 55 in Hong Kong’s worst fire in 7 decades

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society...gation-launched

- 55 people, including a firefighter, have died. Fifty one were found dead at the scene.

- As of 2.30pm, 76 people are in hospital – 15 in critical condition, 28 deemed serious

- Full-scale rescue work is ongoing, with a woman, an elderly man and pets evacuated from buildings

- The eight residential blocks in the estate had been undergoing renovations since July 2024, sheathed in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh


Wat!!! Under renovations???!!! When I see the scaffoldings and green nettings, in yesterday's news, I thought the buildings were still under construction. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

"About 280 are still unaccounted for and rescue work continues amid flames now retreating onto the upper floors of three of the residential blocks."

This post has been edited by ScooterBoi: Nov 27 2025, 04:04 PM