Bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong's skyline, but deadly fire may end it

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The problem was not about bamboo scaffolding. Bamboo is very fire resilent. The problem was the safety nets covering the building is very flammable.

We can see that the bamboo frame is still there after days of burning. Steel structures would do much worse when the fire goes over 1000 degree Celesius.

I read somewhere else that styrofoam coverings over windows that weren't supposed to be used as well as the safety nets helped it spread. I assumed Bamboo would be flammable but I did some research and see that it isn't... and the Bamboo they use is treated to make it less flammable. So, there are lots of people saying that it's Chinese propaganda to push that particular narrative.

This reddit thread talks about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/1p7y5lt/infuriati...

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