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Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Shows How Difficult It Is To Evacuate In Emergency
The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing.
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First Pics From Inside Hong Kong Building Where Fire Killed 146
The Hong Kong Police Force is looking for bodies in flats, staircases, hallways and rooftops. The damaged building interiors complicated the search, the police said.
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Hong Kong Fire Death Count Rises To 146, Several Remain Missing
The death count in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings.
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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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150 People Trapped On Hong Kong Trade Centre Roof After Fire: Police
About 150 people were trapped on the roof of Hong Kong's World Trade Centre on Wednesday after a fire broke out in the building located in the bustling commercial and shopping district of Causeway Bay, police said.
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Clean-Up At Newspaper Office In China After Bombs Were Thrown Into Lobby
Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China's official news agency Xinhua on Sunday, one of the buildings vandalised in a violent day of protests which also saw activists hurl petrol bombs and set fire to metro stations.
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Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters Armed With Petrol Bombs
Hong Kong police fired water cannon and volleys of tear gas to break up protesters throwing petrol bombs near the Legislative Council building and inside the Central Government Offices on Sunday, the latest in weeks of sometimes violent unrest.
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Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Shows How Difficult It Is To Evacuate In Emergency
The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing.
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First Pics From Inside Hong Kong Building Where Fire Killed 146
The Hong Kong Police Force is looking for bodies in flats, staircases, hallways and rooftops. The damaged building interiors complicated the search, the police said.
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Hong Kong Fire Death Count Rises To 146, Several Remain Missing
The death count in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings.
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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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150 People Trapped On Hong Kong Trade Centre Roof After Fire: Police
About 150 people were trapped on the roof of Hong Kong's World Trade Centre on Wednesday after a fire broke out in the building located in the bustling commercial and shopping district of Causeway Bay, police said.
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Clean-Up At Newspaper Office In China After Bombs Were Thrown Into Lobby
Cleaners swept up broken glass at the Hong Kong office of China's official news agency Xinhua on Sunday, one of the buildings vandalised in a violent day of protests which also saw activists hurl petrol bombs and set fire to metro stations.
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Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters Armed With Petrol Bombs
Hong Kong police fired water cannon and volleys of tear gas to break up protesters throwing petrol bombs near the Legislative Council building and inside the Central Government Offices on Sunday, the latest in weeks of sometimes violent unrest.
