Fires
Australia rules out fuel restrictions after fire at its largest refinery
The fire was brought under control after about 12 hours
Australia says refinery fire may hit petrol production more than diesel, jet fuel
The refinery supplies more than 50 per cent of Victoria’s fuel and 10 per cent of Australia’s
Hong Kong arrests 21 for corruption in building renovation crackdown
They include middlemen, project consultants and contractors
Indonesia fire kills 16 people in retirement home
[MANADO, Indonesia] A fire at a retirement home in the city of Manado on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has killed 16 people, a local police official said on Monday (Dec 29).
Hong Kong leader says fire probe expected to conclude within 9 months
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong will seek to wrap up an independent investigation into a fire that killed at least 160 people in the Asia financial centre within nine months, the city’s leader said on Friday (D...
Fire breaks out at seven-storey building in Jakarta, 20 dead
The fire erupted on the first floor at around midday
Hong Kong faces low election turnout as residents mourn deadly fire
[HONG KONG] Turnout is expected to be low for Hong Kong’s “patriots only” legislative election on Sunday (Dec 7), with subdued political campaigning as the population reels from the city’s deadliest b...
Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, 200 remain missing
While firefighters contained the blaze on Friday, families had the grim task of looking at photographs of the dead taken by rescue workers.
Infographic: Aftermath of HK Tai Po fire
The Business Times investigates the numbers behind the operation and the financial scale of the tragedy.
Hong Kong warned of tower fire risk just days before killer blaze
Multiple written warnings were issued to the contractor about the need to adopt appropriate fire safety measures
