Hong Kong Fire to Hurt Taiping Insurance Earnings, Fitch Says December 4, 2025 By Selena Li The deadly fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong is expected to result in a surge in...
Hong Kong Races to Remove Scaffolding Nets Blamed for Fueling Deadly Fire December 4, 2025 By Clare Jim and Mei Mei Chu Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the...
Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire in Decades Followed a Year of Safety Complaints December 1, 2025 By Clare Jim, James Pomfret, Donny Kwok, Antoni Slodkowski and Claire Fu Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities...
Taiping Insurance Shares Hit by Over $200 Million Exposure to Hong Kong Fire November 28, 2025 By Donny Kwok, Selena Li and Claire Fu Shares of China Taiping Insurance Holdings fell as much as 8% on Thursday [Nov. 27] on concerns about its coverage...
100 Residents Evacuated, 1 Killed in Pittsburgh High-Rise Apartment Fire May 17, 2017 A high-rise apartment fire early Monday took the life of a woman and left dozens looking for temporary shelter, authorities...
Electric Cord Sparked Fire That Killed New York Firefighter July 7, 2014 By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak A blaze at a high-rise apartment in New York City that killed a fire lieutenant started in an air-conditioner electrical...