Workplace Hazards and Violations

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 […]

April 2, 2025
International
World

Why Was This the Only High-Rise in Bangkok to Topple After the Quake?

Only one building in Bangkok fell during the earthquake on Friday that rocked Myanmar, hundreds of miles away. Recovery efforts continue with at least 15 people killed and dozens still missing. Determining the cause could take months. But interviews with workers who had been on the site, together with early official findings, highlighted potential problems […]