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DISASTER2d agoResidents were left helpless as Hong Kong departments ‘passed the ball’ on safety complaintsCommittee slams four departments for failure to share information that could have led to removal of fire hazards at Wang Fuk Courtthestar_my · malaysia
DISASTER2d agoEl Nino, weak monsoon behind Hong Kong’s warmest October in 142 yearsHong Kong sweltered through its warmest October on record, as an extremely strong El Nino, a weak northeast monsoon and a persistent anticyclone aloft over southern China combined to drive temperatures to unprecedented levels, the weather forecaster has said. The Observatory forecaster said on Sunday that the mean maximum temperature for October was 30.5 degrees Celsius (86.9 Fahrenheit), the mean temperature 27.6 degrees and the mean minimum 25.8 degrees – all the highest for any October since...South China Morning Post
DISASTER2d agoHong Kong man falls from luxury housing complex, striking domestic helper belowA Hong Kong man believed to have accidentally fallen from a height struck a domestic helper on the podium of a luxury housing estate in West Kowloon on Saturday, with the pair sent to hospital. Police said they received a report at 7.43pm that the man had fallen at 1 Austin Road West and landed on the podium, hitting the woman. A police spokesman said both were conscious at the scene, with the man taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the woman sent to Kwong Wah Hospital. He added that...South China Morning Post
DISASTER3d agoHong Kong has released the full report on Tai Po fire tragedy. Here’s all you need to knowWe have put together 10 stories from our coverage on the full report of the Wang Fuk Court fire, released almost a year since the tragedy claimed 168 lives. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. John Lee apologises for Tai Po fire, unveils reforms as housing chief resigns Hong Kong’s leader has apologised for last year’s deadly Tai Po fire, vowing extensive civil service and legislative reforms and an overhaul of government departments as his housing...South China Morning Post
DISASTER3d agoHong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant catches fire before opening, kills 34 – SCMP archiveThis story was first published on October 31, 1971. Aberdeen was yesterday (October 30, 1971) rocked by a tremendous explosion followed by fire which swept through the $14 million Jumbo Restaurant, killing 13 and injuring at least 42 others on board. It happened so quickly that within five minutes, fire engulfed the four-decked floating restaurant, reducing it to a charred hulk. Hundreds of people leapt for life from the decks and from the pagoda-shaped towers of the palatial restaurant. It was...South China Morning Post
DISASTER4d agoHong Kong leader apologizes for deadly fire that tested Beijing’s grip on cityNBC News
DISASTER5d agoLit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: reportA combination of a lit cigarette and an “abundant fuel” of combustible materials caused Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, according to a long-awaited report which found the blaze would not have killed so many people, or happened at all, without “human fault”. Eleven months after the deadly fire tore through Wang Fuk Court, killing 168 and displacing thousands, an independent committee’s report released on Thursday assigned blame to the main contractor for renovations at the housing estate,...South China Morning Post
DISASTER5d agoHong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Apartment Building FireJohn Lee, the city’s chief executive, said his housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government.NYT World