Hong Kong, Grenfell Tower and Apartment Blaze

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The Hong Kong Fire Shared Similarities With One at the Grenfell Tower in London
The deadly fire that engulfed several high-rise apartment towers in Hong Kong on Wednesday had strong similarities to the blaze that broke out at Grenfell Tower in London in 2017, and in both cases, t...

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How does the Hong Kong tower fire compare to other recent building blazes?
Hong Kong Mourns Victims of Apartment Blaze That Killed 128 and Counting
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 75, scores missing
Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday (Nov 27) the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to 75, as firefighters scoured scorched high-rise buildings in an apartment complex for m...

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Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 128
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65 people killed in Hong Kong fire
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in generations kills 83 as construction firm accused of ‘gross negligence’
The fire has led to the arrests of three construction bosses on suspicion of manslaughter as police point the finger towards a “grossly negligent” construction firm which it accused of using unsafe bu...

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Firefighters search for hundreds still missing in devastating Hong Kong tower blocks fire
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55 as hundreds still missing and blaze raging

Graphics and video show Hong Kong fire’s rapid, deadly spread

Investigators are piecing together how the city’s worst fire in decades tore through seven high-rise buildings in minutes.

Hong Kong fire kills at least 65, hundreds still missing, but blaze 'under control'

Hundreds of firefighters have spent hours tackling the blaze, which began in apartment blocks surrounded by mesh netting.

Hong Kong Fire Kills At Least 44

Dark smoke was rising nearly 24 hours after the blaze engulfed the apartment complex. More than 270 people were still missing.
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