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 Breaking news - Towering inferno HK

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post Nov 26 2025, 07:17 PM

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Errr I thought just not long ago got such fire? 2nd incidents?
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post Nov 27 2025, 12:13 AM

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First time saw so many towers on fire. Doesn’t make sense fire can jump from one tower to another. Bamboos on fire on the exterior can burn until fire spread into concrete building?

Weird that they do renovation simultaneously for so many towers instead of one tower at a time. I wonder if HK will ban bamboos in future seeing how tragic this fire is.
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post Nov 27 2025, 12:20 AM

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QUOTE(abc2005 @ Nov 27 2025, 12:14 AM)
buying condo soon?
Think again
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Huge fire engulfing several towers is really rare. Normally fire in condo rarely ever spread to whole tower, mostly contain within a unit or two.

HK really topkek with their bamboo scaffolding.

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post Nov 27 2025, 08:20 AM

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QUOTE(unnamed @ Nov 27 2025, 08:05 AM)
thanks to legacy anglo regulation designed to harm hk too bad hongkie got no brain to think on their own
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One of most expensive apartments in the world, cheapest bamboos scaffolding…. I think this tragedy will make HK govt finally ban bamboos

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post Nov 27 2025, 08:25 AM

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QUOTE(sansaboy @ Nov 27 2025, 06:10 AM)
7 block fire, 3 block under control
Abang Bomba said searching till top floor may be around this evening.

god bless ppl trap at upper floor
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Really weird that the fire spread to so many blocks but the authority failed to start evacuating residents when fire starts to spread to nearby towers.
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post Nov 27 2025, 08:28 AM

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QUOTE(30624770 @ Nov 27 2025, 08:21 AM)
Is bamboo the reason?
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It’s one of the easy combustible material, so it’s part if not the main reason for the fire to spread and maintain burning until such disastrous level.

The other plausible culprits could be those netting and whatever combustible insulation layer they apply to the exterior of the apartment? hmm.gif
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post Nov 27 2025, 08:38 AM

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QUOTE(desmond2020 @ Nov 27 2025, 08:36 AM)
UK got Grenfell Tower fire, same issue of combustible cladding
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Lucky for us our apartments are just concrete wall without need for insulation unlike seasonal countries.
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post Nov 27 2025, 08:41 AM

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QUOTE(30624770 @ Nov 27 2025, 08:37 AM)
A lot of dangerous materials were stored there because of the renovation too
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Each tower was already wrapped with multiple flammable materials due to the renovation work that allegedly not up to safety codes, like bbq ready to be torched sad.gif
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post Nov 27 2025, 11:21 AM

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More in depth coverage by Hongkies in Cantonese.

Each unit had to contribute HKD160k-180k for the major renovation. Paid huge money to have their home burnt down and lost of family members in the blaze mad.gif


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post Nov 27 2025, 11:34 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Nov 27 2025, 11:21 AM)
Scaf folding using Bamboo is unique construction to HK and history. They are proud of it. Don't think it will ban.

Others then bamboo material, they find out many polystyrene boards lying around blocking the entrance and the window. This are highly flammable material. The boss and some worker already been arrested.

The main problem for this fire spread so fast is because they scaffolding all the block. With each block is so near, fire easily wind blow to another block.

They should complete 1 block at a time. Take down the scaffolding from the completed block before do another block.
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The irony is there was a tower on 3rd category fire just a month ago in HK, also severe fire due to bamboos and netting. But that one was legal because the building was not habited so different rules on material standards. The HK authority issued memo to every contractors after that incident to inspect their compliance to safety rules and then this historic blaze happened doh.gif

Also in the video got reported got ppl warned the authorities of fire hazards with this renovation, but authority dismissed the concern….heads will roll after this.
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post Nov 27 2025, 11:36 AM

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QUOTE(cfa28 @ Nov 27 2025, 11:29 AM)
are those buildings still under construction

why are there bamboo scaffolding next to the apartment
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Exterior renovation, 40year old apartments.
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post Nov 27 2025, 11:44 AM

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QUOTE(stinger @ Nov 27 2025, 11:35 AM)
fire insurance can claim? if can then fat dat lohhh
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Many ppl died, fat dat apa lj? doh.gif

Many broken family incoming.
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post Nov 27 2025, 11:48 AM

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QUOTE(keyser soze @ Nov 27 2025, 11:43 AM)
Bamboo is good and nothing wrong with it. It's light, corrosion proof and cheap. When you see how people cook bamboo rice, we know thaat it's not easy to burn. The problem that cause the fire is the netting (not self extinguish material) and polystyrene (easily catch fire).
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Now the reports mostly alleged ablaze bamboo debris were blamed for the fast spread of fire to other towers.

If u watch again most of the fire footages, the main structure ablaze are the bamboos scaffolding. Those netting if flammable probably burnt away already, it was the bamboos that keep the fire ablaze.
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post Nov 27 2025, 12:15 PM

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Very in depth look into the materials (Cantonese)
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post Nov 27 2025, 12:31 PM

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QUOTE(jayko @ Nov 27 2025, 12:22 PM)
bamboo scaffolding got union 1, now become big wok already!
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If CCP wanna ban, even wealthiest tauke also can’t do anything, later defiant tauke disappears…
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post Nov 27 2025, 01:18 PM

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QUOTE(God Grid @ Nov 27 2025, 08:48 AM)
3 arrests? woah... someone started the fire?
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2 directors, 1 consultant.
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QUOTE(ApocalypseSoon @ Nov 27 2025, 01:30 PM)
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.
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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.
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post Nov 27 2025, 05:52 PM

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This video interview whistleblower who earlier engaged the authority multiple times to warn of fire hazard about the apartments renovation, the authorities brushed his warning aside and claimed the project post minimal risks. Heads will roll soon…
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post Nov 28 2025, 10:21 AM

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I just recalled PRC got drones designed to be used for fire fighting. Just realised these drones were no where to be seen in this historical HK tragedy. Either those drones were never adopted by HK firefighters or those drones never made it into practical field usage? hmm.gif
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post Nov 28 2025, 10:28 AM

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Death toll rose to 83 and injury 77 already. Probably will end in 3 digit death toll since ppl shouldn’t be uncontactable in a world where everyone has a mobile phone. sad.gif
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