Risky bamboo scaffolding in focus after Hong Kong building fires

HONG KONG: Bamboo scaffolding and mesh, a centuries-old building tradition carried over from mainland China, have come under sharp scrutiny after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades.

While the origin of the blaze was unclear, there was no hiding the ease with which the fire rapidly spread across the green netting and sent bamboo lattices crashing to the ground in flame