Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities are racing to remove scaffolding safety nets across the city after a major fire in Wang Fuk Court left at least 159 people dead and dozens injured. The fire, which broke out on November 26 in a residential complex undergoing renovation, spread quickly across the buildings. Officials say unsafe scaffolding mesh and flammable insulation materials helped fuel the flames.

More than 2,900 residents have been forced to leave their homes and are now staying in temporary shelters, hotels or community housing. Emergency teams continue to search for people who are still missing. Many of them are reported to be foreign domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines who lived in the buildings.

The government has ordered construction companies to remove all sc

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