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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of the city’s deadliest fire in decades and review government oversight of building renovations …
Read More »Hong Kong highrise netting did not meet code, officials say, with death toll at 151 people
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 people has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding …
Read More »High temperatures hinder Hong Kong firefighters battling deadly highrise complex fire
Fires continue to engulf at least three of the eight towers, according to journalist Laura Westbrook, who just spoke with CBC News Network host Aarti Pole. As Westbrook spoke, dozens of fire trucks and emergency vehicles could be seen lined up along a blocked off street behind her. Flames are …
Read More »Hong Kong highrise fire leaves at least 13 dead, with reports of residents trapped
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A fire spread across multiple highrise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday, killing 13 people and leaving others trapped inside, authorities said. Nine …
Read More »Person dead after being pulled from high-rise apartment fire in Scarborough
Toronto Fire Services says one person has died after being pulled from a highrise residential fire at an apartment building in Scarborough on Tuesday night. News Source link
Read More »Video shows blaze at Toronto highrise that sent man to hospital – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A video supplied to Global News shows a blaze at a Toronto highrise Wednesday morning that sent a man to a burn unit with serious injuries. Toronto Fire Services said they were called at 8:30 a.m. to a residential building in the …
Read More »Firefighters rescue man from 10th-floor unit in Toronto highrise fire – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters were called to a fire at a Toronto highrise Friday afternoon and rescued a man from a 10th-floor unit in the the building. Toronto Fire Services said emergency crews were called to 30 Thunder Grove at 1:13 p.m., in the McCowan …
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