One year after the LA wildfires, the Altadena area of the city is slowly coming back to life. Amid the thousands of empty lots, a few housing frames are beginning to rise from the ground despite a plethora of challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/world/la-wildfire-survivors-rebuild/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #california #losangeles #fires #us
The managers of the Swiss ski resort bar where dozens died during a fire at a New Year's celebration are under investigation for negligent manslaughter, authorities said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/world/crime-legal/swiss-fire-investigate-bar-managers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #switzerland #fires
Scrutiny is growing over the safety set-up at a Swiss bar that burst into flames during a party, killing at least 40, as prosecutors said the blaze likely began when sparkling candles were held too close to a ceiling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/03/world/swiss-fire-safety/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #switzerland #fires
Hong Kong's legislative election drew the second-lowest turnout rate on record, with voters choosing candidates under Beijing's "patriots only" rules in the aftermath of the city's deadliest fire in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-election-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #fires
China's national security office in Hong Kong warned foreign media on Saturday not to spread "false information" or "smear" government efforts to deal with the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/asia-pacific/china-warns-foreign-media-hong-kong-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #fires #china #media #censorship
Hong Kong voter turnout will be in focus in an election Sunday, with the city still grieving and traumatized after the worst fire in nearly 80 years that has seen authorities scramble to avoid a broader public backlash. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/asia-pacific/hong-kong-election-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #fires
Homeowners at the complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires were incorrectly told the contractor that authorities blame for the blaze had a clean safety record, documents show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-safety-breaches-revolt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #fires #constructionindustry
Hong Kong’s government moved to stamp out mounting public anger in the wake of the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades, which left at least 146 people dead and raised questions about missed warnings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-anger-arrests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #fires #china
Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered Sunday as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while mourn continued for the more than 128 victims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/hong-kong-china-fire-disrupt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #fires #china
Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/asia-pacific/hong-kong-mourns-victims/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #fires
Families in Hong Kong mourned their elderly loved ones after a blazing fire at an apartment block claimed at least 128 lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-families-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #fires #elderly
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/behind-hong-kong-s-skyline-thousands-of-old-towers-fire-risks/106079352 #Disasters,AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires
Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-28/behind-hong-kong-s-skyline-thousands-of-old-towers-fire-risks/106079352 #Disasters,AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires
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"These #fires are neither isolated nor "natural" phenomena. They are expressions of a system in combustion, accelerated by #climatechange induced by our #socioeconomic order & aggravated by #land-use policies subordinated to accumulation, #profit & #growth."
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/8/27/mediterranean-wildfires-are-no-accident
#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist
"These #fires are neither isolated nor "natural" phenomena. They are expressions of a system in combustion, accelerated by #climatechange induced by our #socioeconomic order & aggravated by #land-use policies subordinated to accumulation, #profit & #growth."
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/8/27/mediterranean-wildfires-are-no-accident
#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist