HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not ...

Authorities have since pointed the finger at substandard mesh netting used to wrap around the scaffolding, and highly flammable polystyrene boards that were used to block windows at the complex. These ...

Animal lovers on the Upper East Side are pushing back against a system of scaffold netting they say is trapping and harming birds — netting the city says shouldn’t have been installed at all.

Construction firms have started removing scaffold netting across Hong Kong to meet a three-day government deadline, after suspected false safety certificates for mesh were found at two building sites ...

Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at about 200 locations across Hong Kong by Saturday after suspected false safety certificates were found at two building sites following the Tai ...

HONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the material was blamed for fanning a blaze ...

HONG KONG--Hong Kong residents, construction professionals and former senior officials are pushing back against the idea that bamboo scaffolding was a main reason flames spread so quickly in the ...

The Independent Commission Against Corruption said scaffolding netting used at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate was replaced with cheaper material that did not meet fire-safety standards and to fool ...

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The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...