she was defending bamboo better than steel or iron bar.

the bamboo was what keeping the fire to burn for so long

🔥🇭🇰 The Truth About the Hong Kong Fire: What Really Happened 🇨🇳🔥

A lot of people are spreading wild claims, so here’s the full picture based on Chinese media reporting and the actual investigation.

Let’s deal with the biggest lies first: “China didn’t report the materials or the mesh.” or "media blackout."
Wrong! Mainland and Hong Kong Chinese media reported more technical detail than the Western press ever did.

Here’s what we know:

1️⃣ The facade mesh WAS identified.
It was a 密目式安全立网 (dense safety net).
Inspection documents posted in the estate show it came from a Shandong rope-net manufacturer, tested by the Binzhou Inspection & Testing Centre.
HK01 even tried to verify those test numbers online, the files didn’t show up, which is now part of the investigation.

2️⃣ The real problem wasn’t the manufacturer, it was the contractor.
Only Hong Kong contractors, subcontractors and engineering consultants have been arrested.
Why?
Because they chose the materials.
They installed flammable foam boards over the windows.
They wrapped the building in plastic tarps.
They certified the mesh as “fireproof.”
This was negligence on the Hong Kong side, not a manufacturing cover-up.

3️⃣ Beijing’s response was immediate and nationwide.
The State Council ordered a country-wide fire-safety inspection of high-rise buildings.
It also prohibited bamboo/wood scaffolding and non-flame-retardant mesh in high-rise facade work.
Mainland China phased out bamboo scaffolding years ago, Hong Kong didn’t.

👉 And here’s why:
Under One Country, Two Systems, Hong Kong sets its own building codes.
It kept bamboo scaffolding because it treats it as a traditional craft and cultural heritage.
Beijing doesn’t micro-manage Hong Kong’s construction standards, so HK’s outdated methods stayed in place.

💬 Bottom line:
The mesh and materials WERE reported.
The investigation is transparent.
The arrests hit the right people, the ones who selected, certified and installed unsafe materials.
And the tragedy came from local negligence and old practices, not some mysterious mainland conspiracy.

i already explained once, u self go find back.

for a better reference, someone posted heating water with a plastic bag but the plastic bag did not straight away melted.

if still cannot understand, my suggestion is to retake your secondary school science class.

dont skip science

pot calling kettle black.
abang ada baca baik baik?
i guess she forgot she's a public figure.
it's always a norm even in malaysia to say "china mari, will explode".
she likely blame the correct party but should have left out where the material come from. and just say they using non-compliant, cheap flammable safety netting.

The netting and styrofoams were first to burn, but the bamboo is the one that sustained the fire. Of course bamboo harder to burn, but when it burns it burns long time causing fire to spread. Its hollow structure can also allow fire and heat to travel along the poles, spreading the fire vertically and horizontally.

Stupiak hongkies still defending their bamboo culture.

and also if you are chinese and know the history of firecracker, ancient chinese burn bamboo to chase ghost, the burning of bamboo with fire will explode and make the cracking sound. also 1 of the reason the building fire can spread because the bamboo burn and explode then the fire jump to another building.

for those chinese that dont understand how bamboo can burn, come on la stop pretending you are chinese

“炮竹”一词源于古人燃烧竹子来驱邪避鬼。竹子的空腔在高温下会发出噼啪的爆裂声，因此得名“爆竹”或“炮竹”。后来，随着火药的发明，“爆竹”的制造材料从竹子变成了纸筒，但沿用了“爆竹”的叫法，并逐渐演变为今天的鞭炮

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3w7e2p48l7o

look at the video. you can see on the right hand side, the safety netting just melts away within secs, which is what a flame retardant/approved safety netting does.

still the main culprit is the foam that they use to cover the window.