Inside Housing

From Dagenham to Hong Kong: should we be more worried about scaffolding fires in occupied buildings?

In the aftermath of the deadly Wang Fuk fire in Hong Kong, focus turned to bamboo scaffolding. But scaffolding in the UK can ...

Hong Kong inferno puts a spotlight on the risks of bamboo scaffolding

Authorities have not determined the cause of the blaze, but images from the scene showed the fire spreading rapidly across ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong's skyline, but a deadly fire may hasten its end

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BANGKOK (AP) — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong ...
Long Island PressOpinion

Editorial: Scaffolding law an obstacle to affordability in N.Y.

The law holds property owners and contractors responsible for falls on construction sites, even in instances where worker ...
New York Post

NYC-owned buildings have 130 scaffolding sheds up longer than 3 years — and one a decade old — as it proposes landlord crackdown: ‘Clean their own house first’

The Big Apple claims it’s cracking down on the scourge of sidewalk sheds but there’s scaffolding at roughly 500 city-owned buildings — with about 130 that are more than three years old, according to ...
People

2 Workers Rescued from Scaffolding Hanging Off of High-Rise Building’s 78th Floor as Glass Was ‘Raining’ Down on Street

“There was broken glass everywhere. [There] was a high wind factor blowing into the building,” recalled an FDNY lieutenant Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Scaffolding collapses at Pittsburgh Strip District construction site as strong winds whip through area

Scaffolding collapsed outside a building under construction in Pittsburgh's Strip District, creating a mess of debris in a ...

Scaffolding falls from Strip District building during strong winds

PITTSBURGH — Scaffolding fell from a building in Pittsburgh’s Strip District during strong winds, damaging several parked cars and a nearby building. Police, firefighters and medics were dispatched to ...
The Sun Chronicle

Bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong's skyline, but a deadly fire may hasten its end

BANGKOK (AP) — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex was unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that ...
AOL

2 Workers Rescued from Scaffolding Hanging Off of High-Rise Building’s 78th Floor as Glass Was ‘Raining’ Down on Street

Two workers have been rescued after getting stranded on scaffolding that was hanging off of a New York City’s high-rise building’s 78th floor. The New York City Fire Department said in a press ...