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A devastating fire that swept through a public housing complex
in Hong Kong has killed at least sixty five people,
with dozens more still missing. The blaze, which is the
city's deadliest in decades, began on November twenty six, twenty
twenty five, at the Wonguk Court residential estate in the
Northern Taypo district. The death toll is reached at least
(00:27):
sixty five, including one firefighter, with around seventy seventy seven
people injured and many more unaccounted for. Rescuers are continuing
their search in difficult conditions location. The fire affected seven
of the eight high rise apartment towers, home to more
than four thousand people, many of whom are elderly residents.
(00:50):
Cause and spread the blaze began on external bamboose scaffolding
erected for a major renovation project, and spread rapidly, likely
aid by highly flammable materials used on the exterior, such
as green construction netting and polished irene foam boards installed
at windows. This rapid external spread was described as unusual
(01:11):
by authorities investigation and arrests. A criminal investigation has been
launched into the cause of the fire. Police arrested three men,
to directors and an engineering consultant from the construction company
Prestige Construction and Engineering company responsible for the renovations, on
suspicion of manslaughter and gross negligence. Authorities suspect the materials
(01:36):
usually did not meet fire safety standards. Response. The fire
was declared a level five alarm, the highest severity rating
in Hong Kong. Following the disaster, Hong Kong's Chief Executive
John Ly ordered immediate inspections of all housing of states
currently undergoing major renovations. The government is also considering a
(01:58):
complete switch from bamboo to metal scaffolding for safety reasons.
Of the sixty five people confirmed dead by eight pm
Local time one thousand, two hundred GMT Thursday, one was
a thirty seven year old firefighter, and two were Indonetians
working as migrant domestic workers. It is Hong Kong's deadliest
(02:19):
fire since nineteen forty eight, when an explosion followed by
a fire killed one hundred thirty five people.
A devastating fire that swept through a public housing complex
in Hong Kong has killed at least sixty five people,
with dozens more still missing. The blaze, which is the
city's deadliest in decades, began on November twenty six, twenty
twenty five, at the Wonguk Court residential estate in the
Northern Taypo district. The death toll is reached at least
(00:27):
sixty five, including one firefighter, with around seventy seventy seven
people injured and many more unaccounted for. Rescuers are continuing
their search in difficult conditions location. The fire affected seven
of the eight high rise apartment towers, home to more
than four thousand people, many of whom are elderly residents.
(00:50):
Cause and spread the blaze began on external bamboose scaffolding
erected for a major renovation project, and spread rapidly, likely
aid by highly flammable materials used on the exterior, such
as green construction netting and polished irene foam boards installed
at windows. This rapid external spread was described as unusual
(01:11):
by authorities investigation and arrests. A criminal investigation has been
launched into the cause of the fire. Police arrested three men,
to directors and an engineering consultant from the construction company
Prestige Construction and Engineering company responsible for the renovations, on
suspicion of manslaughter and gross negligence. Authorities suspect the materials
(01:36):
usually did not meet fire safety standards. Response. The fire
was declared a level five alarm, the highest severity rating
in Hong Kong. Following the disaster, Hong Kong's Chief Executive
John Ly ordered immediate inspections of all housing of states
currently undergoing major renovations. The government is also considering a
(01:58):
complete switch from bamboo to metal scaffolding for safety reasons.
Of the sixty five people confirmed dead by eight pm
Local time one thousand, two hundred GMT Thursday, one was
a thirty seven year old firefighter, and two were Indonetians
working as migrant domestic workers. It is Hong Kong's deadliest
(02:19):
fire since nineteen forty eight, when an explosion followed by
a fire killed one hundred thirty five people.
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