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winstars

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12. Similar to Greenfeld Fire.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #11)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 08:18 AM

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At Greenfeld, cladding on the outside of the building caught fire and the wind drove it up the building and into flats.

In Hong Kong (apparently) the bamboo scaffolding caught fire... and traveled up the outside of the building(s) and caught the insides on fire...

I am no expert but, Maybe do not have flammable materials attached to the outside of the buildings in the future?

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3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 44 dead and 279 reported missing [View all] Omaha Steve Wednesday OP

This is one of the problems with urban density. LisaM Wednesday #1

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

I get that we are a lot safer. LisaM Wednesday #8

Oh that is what u said. Sorry. C Moon Wednesday #9

America has all kinds of fire regulations BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #7

This is so terrible, hard to get out when packed together that way... wcmagumba Wednesday #2

These buildings don't appear to connect, unless its on the ground level.. Princess Turandot Wednesday #4

Apparently, the buildings had bamboo scaffolding around most of them for remodeling... wcmagumba Wednesday #5

At the end of the article it says, "The three men arrested..." C Moon Wednesday #6

I saw a video of the fire and it looks like they are covered in rice paper C Moon Wednesday #10

Just horrific! Made me think of the Grenfeld fire in England. electric_blue68 Thursday #11

Similar to Greenfeld Fire. winstars Thursday #12