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Many things to change in how construction works, safety measures in Hong K
Updated : 6 months 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 : 6 months 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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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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Hong Kong: Three arrested for "gross negligence" over fire that killed doz
Updated : 6 months ago IST
According to CNN, the complex was under renovation and encased in bamboo scaffolding and safety netting. Three men who worked for a construction company have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the fire. Police accused the three of "gross negligence."
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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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Death toll rises to 13, with 15 injured in Hong Kong's high-rise fire
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The death toll in the deadly fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has risen to 13, with 15 others injured after the massive fire swept through multiple high-rise residential towers in the area on Wednesday, CNN reported, citing local authorities.
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Huge blaze engulfs Hong Kong high-rise; kills four, injures three
Updated : 6 months ago IST
At least four people were killed and three others injured after three high-rise residential towers caught fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesday, The New York Times reported, citing the city's public broadcaster, Radio Television Hong Kong.
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Eight injured in chemical spill in Hong Kong
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec. 6 (ANI): Eight people were injured on Tuesday in a chemical spill incident at Tai Po Industrial Estate of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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