Anger swelling in Hong Kong over high-rise fires that killed 65 people | Amy Hawkins
Some think that leader John Lee’s focus on blaming bamboo scaffolding deflects from the actual causeThe inferno that engulfed Wang Fuk Court residential compound in Hong Kong is still burning,...
By Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent · The Guardian World
Some think that leader John Lee’s focus on blaming bamboo scaffolding deflects from the actual cause The inferno that engulfed Wang Fuk Court residential compound in Hong Kong is still burning, but questions are already being asked about what the deadliest fire in more than 70 years means for Beijing’s grip on power in the city. Sixty-five people are confirmed to have died in the blaze which tore apart seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in Wang Fuk Court, a residential compound home to 4,800 people. Hundreds of people are still missing. Continue reading...