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Times Radio interview on the Taipo fire and the possible cause of it. It’s negligence and cost cutting that caused it, not bamboo scaffolding.
Much of the bamboo scaffolding actually survived the fire, which strongly suggests that bamboo was not responsible for spreading the blaze. Residents have been complaining to the relevant departments for over a year, since the renovation started, that the netting was not fire-resistant. Some residents even took samples and tested them themselves, finding that the material simply burns and drips
The government did nothing, the contractors probably thought they could get away with it.
(1/2) Update regarding the Hong Kong Fire
We are now concerned about the maintenance netting used on buildings under renovation.
Several estates have already started removing their netting, including:
Elegance Garden, Victory Garden, Whampoa Garden, and Lok Sing Centre.
(1/3) Regarding the Hong Kong fire: CNN quoted PolyU’s Prof. Huang saying bamboo is flammable, implying the bamboo scaffold was the main driver.
But multiple clips show the netting and wrap igniting, not the scaffold; most bamboo poles remained intact.
The “bamboo scaffolding caused the fire” narrative is not only factually wrong, it reflects a prejudice against in-situ craft and HK's own construction traditions. The fire started with the netting. The bamboo is still intact. We deserve better reporting. @BBCWorld