HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not ...

HONG KONG — Kan Shui-ying was home alone on Wednesday, watching television at her Hong Kong apartment while her husband and son were at work. It was around 3 p.m., she said, when she “smelled a strong ...

HONG KONG: Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at more than 200 locations across Hong Kong by Saturday (Dec 6) after suspected false safety certificates were found at two building ...

Hong Kong residents, construction professionals and former senior officials are pushing back against the idea that bamboo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In November 2025, a deadly fire broke out at a Hong Kong apartment complex under renovation, killing at least 168 people. The Wang ...

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong residents, construction professionals and former senior officials are pushing back against the idea that bamboo scaffolding was a main reason flames spread so quickly in the city ...

Construction firms have started removing scaffold netting across Hong Kong to meet a three-day government deadline, after suspected false safety certificates for mesh were found at two building sites ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday (Dec 4) to remove all mesh netting on buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the materials were blamed for fanning a blaze last week ...

Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at about 200 locations across Hong Kong by Saturday after suspected false safety certificates were found at two building sites following the Tai ...