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?

Well, we have quite a lot of mini HKs style condos here!  If this can happen in HK, then it can happen in Mesia…..matter of time, I suppose.

We also don't do all blocks at the same time. Usually it's block by block

I still see YT videos and comments where Hongkies kept defending bamboo scaffolding.

Yes the tragedy started by corruption, failed regulatory monitoring, none fire retardant netting and window seals. But they had use metal scaffolding, this fire probably wouldn’t engulf 7 towers.

The bamboos on fire become like firecrackers, they burst with many debris and sparks. One resident witness said the bamboos on fire were like rockets. 

heres the longer version of video,

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1210216587645437

Agree but what is the fire is caused by gas tanks or ciggi smokes or fireworks ?  Does Bomba has the facilities to douse or control fire in such highly dense and tall buildings?  Just hope it will not be like the movie towering inferno…

There’s one family that ran down but had to return back to their unit because the exit already engulfed in flame. The family member subsequently unable to get in contact there after. 

This is very sad and ridiculous, why is there no firefighters at main exit at ground floor in this scenario. While I praise the front line firefighters for risking their life, I think the higher rank firefighters doing coordination and giving orders may not have done a solid job.

latest development even for the residential title development, the unit is fitted with smoke detector in all room and connected to control room. while the main door is fire rated for one hour

Now many HKger said blaming on bamboo scaffolding is a conspiracy from China to replace it with metal, they want to preserve it.