BEIJING: China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported Saturday, after at least 128 people were killed in one of Hong Kong’s deadliest blazes. The inferno — the financial hub’s worst in decades — sent shock waves through the city, which has some of the world’s most densely populated and tallest residential blocks.

HONG KONG: Flames burned on parts of several Hong Kong apartment buildings on Wednesday after fire spread on bamboo scaffolding, with local media reporting at least two people…

Several people reportedly trapped inside burning towers as firefighters tackle huge blaze in Tai Po district