Hong Kong - Major fire engulf several high-rise buildings, at least 13 deaths, 26 November 2025

[MelmothTheLost]

What was the green netting for?

It's to stop things falling off during the work and injuring passers by.

 

[VioletLilac]

It's to stop things falling off during the work and injuring passers by.

Thanks

 

[iamshadow21]

Thanks

I think it's also something of a windbreak, making it safer for the workers.

 

[Dotta]

But this photo was taken in 2024???



What kind od work is it
that is lasting nearly 2 years
(2025 is nearly finished)
with residents kept being trapped with no daylight???

Jeez!!!

SMH in sheer horror.

JMO

 

[VioletLilac]

I think it's also something of a windbreak, making it safer for the workers.

Good point

 

[Via Marple]

From Sky News on the ground:

357K views · 8.8K reactions | Authorities said nearly 300 people are also missing following the blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po - a suburban district with around 300,000 residents near the border with mainland China. Sky's Asia correspondent Helen

Authorities said nearly 300 people are also missing following the blaze at Wang 🤬🤬🤬 Court in Tai Po - a suburban district with around 300,000 residents near the border with mainland China. Sky's...

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They also present the people's voice and not just regurgitate the authorities' narrative of what happened .

 

[Rikissa]

On Sunday 30 November the death toll after the fire was 146, and the search for more victims continues.

Hong Kong mourns as apartment fire death toll rises to 146

Rescue teams find more bodies in burnt-out buildings of Wang 🤬🤬🤬 Court complex after Wednesday’s fire

www.theguardian.com

 

[MelmothTheLost]

But this photo was taken in 2024???



What kind od work is it
that is lasting nearly 2 years
(2025 is nearly finished)
with residents kept being trapped with no daylight???

The netting I have seen used in the UK does seem to be sufficiently loosely woven to allow a fair amount of daylight through, though behind it is likely to be quite shaded - a sort of green twilight perhaps.

It appears that this stuff is not necessarily fire resistant. Looking at some UK suppliers of construction materials, much of it is not fire resistant but some of it is.

TS62 Debris Netting - 2m x 50m Green

I don't know anything about UK requirements for buildings under construction, but it's possible that netting used on buildings which are occupied while work goes on has to be fire retardant and that the requirements are less stringent where buildings are empty during renovations. Needless to say, we don't have to contend with flammable bamboo scaffolding here.

It wouldn't surprise me if corners were cut with materials used on the tower blocks in Hong Kong.

 

[Via Marple]

The netting I have seen used in the UK does seem to be sufficiently loosely woven to allow a fair amount of daylight through, though behind it is likely to be quite shaded - a sort of green twilight perhaps.

It appears that this stuff is not necessarily fire resistant. Looking at some UK suppliers of construction materials, much of it is not fire resistant but some of it is.

TS62 Debris Netting - 2m x 50m Green

I don't know anything about UK requirements for buildings under construction, but it's possible that netting used on buildings which are occupied while work goes on has to be fire retardant and that the requirements are less stringent where buildings are empty during renovations. Needless to say, we don't have to contend with flammable bamboo scaffolding here.

It wouldn't surprise me if corners were cut with materials used on the tower blocks in Hong Kong.

Natural materials can be combustible, but man-made plastic is highly flammable unless treated with some kind of retardant.

Be wary of some trying to twist the narrative of a tragic event. Choose who you trust, wisely.

MOO

 

[iamshadow21]

Natural materials can be combustible, but man-made plastic is highly flammable unless treated with some kind of retardant.

Be wary of some trying to twist the narrative of a tragic event. Choose who you trust, wisely.

MOO

And this stuff wasn't even that. It wasn't up to code.

Netting on apartment complex did not meet fire resistance code, Hong Kong officials say

Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency has arrested 13 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company.

www.abc.net.au

Burned nets and an arrest signal a growing Hong Kong-mainland divide

The blaze that consumed Wang 🤬🤬🤬 Court burned for two days, but its political shock waves may echo for weeks, even months.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Via Marple]

And this stuff wasn't even that. It wasn't up to code.

Netting on apartment complex did not meet fire resistance code, Hong Kong officials say

Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency has arrested 13 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company.

www.abc.net.au

Burned nets and an arrest signal a growing Hong Kong-mainland divide

The blaze that consumed Wang 🤬🤬🤬 Court burned for two days, but its political shock waves may echo for weeks, even months.

www.abc.net.au

Yes the authorities have now changed the narrative about the cause of fire. But IMO they have simply found another scapegoat - some replacement netting after an earlier typhoon. Meaning the original netting was still up to standard.. and untouchable in political terms. But at least the focus is no longer on the bamboo.

The second link is quite spot on. Maybe the Chinese ambassador will now come out and condemn the ABC for sedition