Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong . . . Residents of the Wang Phuc Court apartment complex in Hong Kong have voiced urgent concerns about flammable foam panels and hazardous scaffolding left unattended, yet government officials reportedly failed to take decisive action over the course of more than a year The tragic fire that broke out late Tuesday night has raised questions about housing safety regulations and the responsiveness of
Hong Kong tragedy: Officials arrest 8 over corruption linked . . . Eight people have been arrested in connection with suspected corruption linked to renovation work on high-rise residential buildings in Hong-Kong where a devastating fire has claimed at least 128 lives Three others had already detained on
Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, more arrests made Hong Kong’s anti-graft body on Friday said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex killing at least 128 people with 200 still
UPDATE 10-Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, more . . . The fire is Hong Kong's deadliest since 1948, when 176 people died in a warehouse blaze, and has prompted comparisons to London's Grenfell Tower inferno, which killed 72 people in 2017