Against a bright blue sky, the historic bell situated in its repaired tower rang out for a crowd of young students to hear.

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Hong Kong is confronting its deadliest blaze in nearly eighty years after the death toll from the Wang Fuk Court inferno in Tai Po climbed to 128. Rescue teams retrieved more bodies from the ...

HONG KONG – Hong Kong plans to phase out its long tradition of using bamboo scaffolding for construction projects, after the city’s deadliest residential fire in more than 60 years. Investigators are ...

The densely populated Asian financial hub has some of the world's most expensive housing and many families crowd into small tower-block apartments that rise from the city's hills. The blaze, the worst ...

The towering inferno that burnt down multiple high-rises and killed dozens of people in Hong Kong was fuelled by highly flammable scaffolding material, fire safety experts said. At least 44 people ...

Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is widely used by construction workers Hong Kong fire – latest updates Full report: Dozens killed in Hong Kong tower block fire Explainer: ...

Bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique that was traditionally ubiquitous in Hong Kong, is under scrutiny for its role in the city’s deadliest fire in more than a century. At least 55 people ...

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 ...