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Asian Film Awards suspends competitive categories after Hong Kong fire
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Asian Film Awards Academy has announced significant changes to the format of its upcoming 19th edition, suspending all competitive award categories and cancelling the red carpet ceremony in the aftermath of last year's deadly fire in Hong Kong, according to Variety.
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12 killed in residential building fire in China's Guangdong
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Preliminary findings show the building was a four-storey, self-built concrete structure, with the fire spreading across nearly 150 square metres. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
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Death Toll hits 146 in Hong Kong's deadliest apartment fire in decades
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Authorities in Hong Kong said they have discovered 18 more human remains in the aftermath of the massive fire that tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, raising the death toll to 146, Al Jazeera reported.
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Eight more arrested in connection with Hong Kong fire that killed 128 peop
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to the Global Times, the ICAC has launched an investigation into possible corruption linked to the building's repair and maintenance works. The eight arrested individuals include engineering consultants, scaffolding subcontractors, and a middleman.
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Many things to change in how construction works, safety measures in Hong K
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Councillor for French Citizens Abroad representing France in Hong Kong and Macau, Marc Guyon, on Friday described the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po district as "very sad", while calling for major improvements in construction practices and safety standards in the re
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Hong Kong inferno death toll rises to 128 with 200 people still missing
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The number of people who have been killed in the devastating fire at an apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128, with as many as 200 people still missing, CNN reported on Friday, citing officials, as firefighters brought the blaze under control 42 hours after it ignited.
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Volunteers rally after deadly Hong Kong fire claims 83 lives
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Meanwhile, the firefighters are working day and night to douse the blaze that has ripped through a residential complex in Hong Kong since Wednesday afternoon.
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Hong Kong blaze kills at least 83; dozens missing as massive housing compl
Updated : 6 months ago IST
At least 83 people have been killed and more than 100 injured so far after the massive fire swept through an extensive public housing complex in Hong Kong, marking one of the city's deadliest disasters in decades, CNN reported, citing local authorities and Hong Kong media.
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Deadliest Hong Kong fire in decades claims 44 lives, hundreds missing
Updated : 6 months ago IST
A devastating fire has torn through several high-rise apartment blocks in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds of people missing
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Fire engulfs skyscraper under construction in Hong Kong
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Photos and videos from the site of the incident show the skyscraper engulfed in flames and the sound of explosions from within the structure have been reported.
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2 injured in Hong Kong construction site fire
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, April 28 (ANI): Two firefighters were injured in a fire that broke out at a construction site on Thursday at 6:38 am in Hong Kong's Hoi Kok Street, in which almost 300 firefighters were involved in battling the blaze.
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Fire in Hong Kong typhoon shelter destroys 30 boats
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): A fire erupted in a typhoon shelter in Hong Kong, destroying over 30 vessels and causing at least 10 of them to sink.
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