LONDON -- The death toll from the massive fire at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128 on Friday, as search and rescue efforts continued. Hong Kong's secretary for security, Chris ...

Almost all fire safety systems failed “because of human factors,” an independent committee was told at the start of hearings ...

Cigarette butts are suspected to be the cause of the blaze, the committee’s lead lawyer says Read more at The Business Times.

HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire that killed more ...