Buildings (Structures)

November 28, 2025
Bamboo
Building (Construction)
Buildings (Structures)
Compensation for Damages (Law)
Deaths (Fatalities)
Fires and Firefighters
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Apartment Complex Fire (Nov 2025)
International
Politics and Government
Real Estate (Commercial)
Urban Areas
Workplace Hazards and Violations
World

Death Toll Rises to 128 in Hong Kong High-Rise Fire

The death toll from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades rose to 128 on Friday, as firefighters combed through a smoldering high-rise apartment complex and the authorities canceled what they called “nonessential” activities to focus on the tragedy. Hope of finding survivors has dwindled, with many residents of the densely packed Wang Fuk Court apartment […]

November 6, 2025
Buildings (Structures)
Demolition
Fires and Firefighters
International
South Korea
World

Boiler Tower at Power Plant in South Korea Collapses

A decommissioned boiler tower at a power plant in Ulsan, South Korea, collapsed on Thursday afternoon, the authorities said, trapping workers who were trying to demolish it under the rubble. By early evening, firefighters had pulled out two of the victims and located another in the rubble. Six others were believed to be buried still. […]