3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 44 dead and 279 reported missing

[C Moon]

3. I used to record a podcast where I told newspaper stories...followed people's lives until the trajedy.

One story was in the late 40's/early 50's.
It was about a horrendous fire that burned an apartment complex to the ground (I guess a smoker had stepped outside, and dropped the butt in some trash, tried to put it out with a garden hose, but failed and took off).

The lady I followed in my story, died in the fire. The problem was that it wasn't up to safety standards, and the reason was because during WWII, there was a huge drop in people needing apartments and homes (so many were off fighting).

But when the war ended, and the troops came home, there was a very sudden need for housing. So many cities over-looked the safety laws and let property owners turn buildings into apartments without much oversight. In fact, that place had one toilet for each floor, and of course, wasn't set up for what would happen if it burned down.

I didn't say this to scare you, but rather that you are better off than that.

After that fire, the mayor of the town began having more inspections and fixes.