‘Highly flammable’ bamboo scaffolding intensified Hong Kong fire, expert says | ABC NEWS
Fire safety expert Professor Guan Yeoh says bamboo scaffolding used in Chinese construction projects should be banned, after it fuelled the nation’s deadliest fire in decades.
At least 55 people have died after seven high-rise apartment towers in Hong Kong went up in flames, with hundreds still missing.
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