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Official Explains Why Hong Kong-Like Fire Incident Is Unlikely In India
The devastating fire at a high-rise building complex in Hong Kong has sparked debate about the safety of buildings in India. Are high-rise buildings in cities like Noida equipped to withstand such a disaster?
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Anti-Corruption Agency Arrests 8 Over Hong Kong Fire That Killed 128
Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it arrested eight people connected to the renovation of the high-rise apartments that were engulfed in a massive fire that left 128 people dead.
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Hong Kong Fire Puts Its Iconic Bamboo Scaffolding Under Scrutiny
While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that enveloped the buildings at the time of the fire.
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Death Count In Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Rises To 94, Many Missing
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, as firefighters scoured torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.
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Why Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Spread Swiftly - Focus On Fast-Burning Foam
Three top officials of the engineering company renovating the tower complex have been arrested in a suspected case of manslaughter.
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Hong Kong Inferno Puts Spotlight On Risky Bamboo Scaffolding
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades has spotlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo scaffolding and mesh for building work in a tradition dating back centuries to mainland China.
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3 Arrested In Connection With Hong Kong Fire, Xi Jinping Offers Condolences
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years burned through the night, leaving at least 36 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.
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55 Dead After Fire Ravages 7 High-Rise Buildings In Hong Kong, 3 Arrested
Firefighters were still dousing a devastating fire Thursday which ripped through a Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds missing according to authorities.
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Massive Fire Breaks Out At Residential Building In Hong Kong, Many Trapped
Wang Fuk Court is a housing complex made up of eight blocks, providing close to 2,000 residential units.
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Massive Fire Engulfs 170 Buildings In Southern Japan, 1 Missing
A fire has ripped through more than 170 buildings in a southern Japanese coastal city, burning overnight and still not fully extinguished, the national fire agency said on Wednesday.
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Russia Launches Massive Strike On Ukraine's Kyiv, Injuring 11
Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires in districts throughout the capital, officials said.
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Video: Delhi Red Fort Car Explosion Heard On Camera, Crowd Seen Running Away
CCTV camera footage and a mobile video from Delhi's Chandni Chowk near the Red Fort showed hundreds of people running for safety after hearing a loud explosion.
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Delhi Fire Service Took Over 4 Lakh Emergency Calls In 15 Years
In the last 15 years till 2024, the Delhi Fire Service received more than 4 lakh emergency calls, while 6,611 people in the national capital lost their lives in mishaps, including fire, building collapse and road crashes.
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Massive Fire In Mumbai's 13-Storey Building, 17 Suffer From Suffocation
As many as 17 persons suffered from suffocation after a fire broke out at a 13-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Jogeshwari suburb on Thursday morning, officials said.
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Fire Breaks Out At Ghaziabad's Residential Building, 20 Families Evacuated
A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Wednesday night, the police said. No resident was injured in the incident, they said.
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Official Explains Why Hong Kong-Like Fire Incident Is Unlikely In India
The devastating fire at a high-rise building complex in Hong Kong has sparked debate about the safety of buildings in India. Are high-rise buildings in cities like Noida equipped to withstand such a disaster?
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Anti-Corruption Agency Arrests 8 Over Hong Kong Fire That Killed 128
Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it arrested eight people connected to the renovation of the high-rise apartments that were engulfed in a massive fire that left 128 people dead.
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Hong Kong Fire Puts Its Iconic Bamboo Scaffolding Under Scrutiny
While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that enveloped the buildings at the time of the fire.
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Death Count In Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Rises To 94, Many Missing
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, as firefighters scoured torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.
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Why Hong Kong's Deadly Fire Spread Swiftly - Focus On Fast-Burning Foam
Three top officials of the engineering company renovating the tower complex have been arrested in a suspected case of manslaughter.
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Hong Kong Inferno Puts Spotlight On Risky Bamboo Scaffolding
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades has spotlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo scaffolding and mesh for building work in a tradition dating back centuries to mainland China.
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3 Arrested In Connection With Hong Kong Fire, Xi Jinping Offers Condolences
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years burned through the night, leaving at least 36 people dead and 279 reported missing with rescuers still pulling residents from blazing high-rise apartment buildings into the morning.
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55 Dead After Fire Ravages 7 High-Rise Buildings In Hong Kong, 3 Arrested
Firefighters were still dousing a devastating fire Thursday which ripped through a Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds missing according to authorities.
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Massive Fire Breaks Out At Residential Building In Hong Kong, Many Trapped
Wang Fuk Court is a housing complex made up of eight blocks, providing close to 2,000 residential units.
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Massive Fire Engulfs 170 Buildings In Southern Japan, 1 Missing
A fire has ripped through more than 170 buildings in a southern Japanese coastal city, burning overnight and still not fully extinguished, the national fire agency said on Wednesday.
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Russia Launches Massive Strike On Ukraine's Kyiv, Injuring 11
Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires in districts throughout the capital, officials said.
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Video: Delhi Red Fort Car Explosion Heard On Camera, Crowd Seen Running Away
CCTV camera footage and a mobile video from Delhi's Chandni Chowk near the Red Fort showed hundreds of people running for safety after hearing a loud explosion.
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Delhi Fire Service Took Over 4 Lakh Emergency Calls In 15 Years
In the last 15 years till 2024, the Delhi Fire Service received more than 4 lakh emergency calls, while 6,611 people in the national capital lost their lives in mishaps, including fire, building collapse and road crashes.
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Massive Fire In Mumbai's 13-Storey Building, 17 Suffer From Suffocation
As many as 17 persons suffered from suffocation after a fire broke out at a 13-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Jogeshwari suburb on Thursday morning, officials said.
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Fire Breaks Out At Ghaziabad's Residential Building, 20 Families Evacuated
A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Wednesday night, the police said. No resident was injured in the incident, they said.
