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They can blame density, but buildings this big should be designed not to burn like that. Fire breaks so that even if one unit burns down it doesn’t spread to adjacent ones. Then don’t cover it in flammable cladding like the retards hired to put it on Grenfell.

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Sepia@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Probably, I am not an expert in construction, but several reports (including this one) say there is a lack of security. Another one is economic struggle as the article also suggest. Many people wouldn’t live in these homes if they had a choice, but homelessness is on the rise in Hong Kong.

… “Every night on the streets is an emergency. This is a very wealthy city — but one in five at this moment are experiencing food insecurity,” ImpactHK founder Jeffrey Rotmeyer told Al Jazeera.

“These are scary times. We’ve seen the percentage of females on the street double [since the pandemic], and we’ve seen about a 25 percent increase overall. And we are seeing homeless communities pop up in new areas" …

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- Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I can understand overcrowding, but even with overcrowding the building shouldn’t go up in flames.
  
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