BEIJING: China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported on Saturday (Nov 29), after at least 128 people were killed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest ...

Hong Kong’s worst residential fire in more than half a century is triggering worries that a swathe of the high-rise housing common in China’s cities could be susceptible to similar safety risks. The ...

HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters) - At least 36 people were killed and 279 were missing on Wednesday after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades ripped through high-rise residential towers sheathed in ...

Bamboo scaffolding, a millennia-old tradition used in the construction work of buildings in Hong Kong, is now under scrutiny following a massive fire that led to the deaths of 55 people, left several ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China will inspect high-rise buildings across the nation for fire safety, its government said on Saturday, in ...

HONG KONG: Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, the city's fire services said on Wednesday (Nov 26). "The ...

Why did the Hong Kong high-rise fire turn deadly? Investigators point to key safety failures. (Image: AP) A major fire that broke out at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong killed at least 44 ...