HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not ...

Authorities have since pointed the finger at substandard mesh netting used to wrap around the scaffolding, and highly flammable polystyrene boards that were used to block windows at the complex. These ...

Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at about 200 locations across Hong Kong by Saturday after suspected false safety certificates were found at two building sites following the Tai ...

(Dale DE LA REY/AFP/AFP) Dozens of deaths in an inferno at a Hong Kong residential estate have ignited debate over the role the city's quintessential bamboo scaffolding played in the fire's spread, as ...

HONG KONG--Hong Kong residents, construction professionals and former senior officials are pushing back against the idea that bamboo scaffolding was a main reason flames spread so quickly in the ...

The Independent Commission Against Corruption said scaffolding netting used at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate was replaced with cheaper material that did not meet fire-safety standards and to fool ...

Animal lovers on the Upper East Side are pushing back against a system of scaffold netting they say is trapping and harming birds — netting the city says shouldn’t have been installed at all.

With new modular sidewalk shed designs by PAU and Arup set to improve the status quo, and as incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani shares plans to expedite scaffolding removal, the Facade ...

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...