Seems bamboo scaffolding dramatically contributed to the spread of the fire. It's good that China was already taking measures to ban bamboo scaffolding, but this is an absolute tragedy.
3
🇵🇸antifa_ceo - 2w
Unsurprising Hong Kong is lagging getting rid of it given they aren't really integrated into China overall as much as you'd expect. At least from my understanding. Couple more decades still before they can do that.
4
Cowbee [he/they] - 2w
It's a gradual process.
4
Admetus @sopuli.xyz - 2w
Bamboo scaffolding certainly contributed, but the sheer amount of that green inflammable-looking material plus single pane windows (which probably shattered under the heat), and what apparently was very few fire alarms going off made the spread of destruction much worse.
Five in china
At least 55 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fire-killed-44-burns-hong-kong-towers-day-127920134Seems bamboo scaffolding dramatically contributed to the spread of the fire. It's good that China was already taking measures to ban bamboo scaffolding, but this is an absolute tragedy.
Unsurprising Hong Kong is lagging getting rid of it given they aren't really integrated into China overall as much as you'd expect. At least from my understanding. Couple more decades still before they can do that.
It's a gradual process.
Bamboo scaffolding certainly contributed, but the sheer amount of that green inflammable-looking material plus single pane windows (which probably shattered under the heat), and what apparently was very few fire alarms going off made the spread of destruction much worse.