On Wednesday, a deadly blaze ripped through a high-rise residential housing complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 55 people, with around 300 others unaccounted for in what is being called the ...

HONG KONG — Kan Shui-ying was home alone on Wednesday, watching television at her Hong Kong apartment while her husband and son were at work. It was around 3 p.m., she said, when she “smelled a strong ...

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 ...

Bamboo scaffolding, a millennia-old tradition used in the construction work of buildings in Hong Kong, is now under scrutiny following a massive fire that led to the deaths of 55 people, left several ...

Hong Kong residents, construction professionals and former senior officials are pushing back against the idea that bamboo ...