US EditionHong Kong Races to Remove Scaffolding Nets Blamed for Fuelling Deadly Fire
Authorities ordered removal of 200 scaffold nets citywide after forged fire safety certificates were found, linked to the rapid spread of a fire that killed 159 people, officials said.
- On Dec 4, Hong Kong authorities ordered immediate removal of exterior scaffolding nets citywide, and workers began dismantling mesh as construction firms complied with the directive.
- After the November 26 Wang Fuk Court blaze, investigators are probing suspected forged safety certificates from a Shandong-based scaffolding netting manufacturer, with contractors installing non-fire-resistant mesh that worsened the fire killing at least 159 people.
- Independent inspection teams collected documents and netting samples from four housing estates and suspected some paperwork was falsified, while police arrested 21 people including 15 from construction firms and six from a fire service contractor.
- Renovation work will pause across the city as removals affect more than 200 private projects and about 10 public ones, with contractors required to bear costs and more than 2,900 residents temporarily accommodated.
- Next week, Hong Kong's Building Department aims to issue a new scaffold net sampling code, while city leader John Lee ordered a judge-led committee and Secretary for Security Chris Tang expects more cases.
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