{"id":5938,"date":"2025-11-27T23:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=5938"},"modified":"2025-11-27T23:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:39:40","slug":"breaking-news-just-hours-ago-a-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=5938","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Just hours ago, a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-78-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central\u2019s Chinachem Tower Declared Structurally Safe After Scaffolding Fire Injures Four<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A major fire erupted at&nbsp;<strong>Chinachem Tower<\/strong>&nbsp;in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district on Saturday, October 18, 2025, sending plumes of smoke through the busy business area and prompting a large-scale emergency response. Despite the intensity of the blaze, which tore through the building\u2019s exterior scaffolding, the&nbsp;<strong>Buildings Department has confirmed that the structure remains safe<\/strong>, with no major damage detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8GHN3RTyIrKn5q8ZNJM2KQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03Mjg7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/mmail.com.my\/f8043635c3f8934f9011bd04f9c08a9e\" alt=\"Two remain in critical condition after three-alarm fire at Hong Kong's Chinachem Tower sends four to hospital (VIDEO)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A massive fire erupted around&nbsp;<strong>4:24 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>Chinachem Tower<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>Connaught Road Central<\/strong>, quickly engulfing the bamboo scaffolding surrounding the skyscraper. Witnesses saw&nbsp;<strong>flames racing up the fa\u00e7ade<\/strong>&nbsp;as debris rained onto the street. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly&nbsp;<strong>five hours<\/strong>, bringing it under control by&nbsp;<strong>9:13 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;Four people were hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation as investigators probe the&nbsp;<strong>cause of the fire<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.assettype.com\/freepressjournal\/2025-10-19\/6fq9i5iy\/1000065084.jpg?rect=0%2C0%2C3900%2C2048&amp;w=1200&amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;ogImage=true\" alt=\"4 Hospitalised, Dozens Evacuated After Fire Engulfs Scaffolding At Chinachem Tower In Hong Kong | VIDEO\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/10\/19\/825c449b-d74b-4c6f-bc3e-c0c16308cd40_05511555.jpg\" alt=\"Businesses in Hong Kong's Central count costs after Chinachem Tower fire | South China Morning Post\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.hkstandard.com.hk\/f\/640p0\/0x0\/100\/none\/0cb524d8b1fe81d5660fa966a64bca31\/2025-10\/KakaoTalk_20251018_180646917_01.jpg\" alt=\"Fire at Central's Chinachem Tower put out, four hospitalized with one critical\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buildings Department said Sunday that&nbsp;<strong>Chinachem Tower<\/strong>&nbsp;remains&nbsp;<strong>structurally sound<\/strong>&nbsp;after inspection, though&nbsp;<strong>loose fa\u00e7ade materials<\/strong>&nbsp;require removal. All&nbsp;<strong>scaffolding and renovation materials<\/strong>&nbsp;met safety standards, but officials launched a&nbsp;<strong>follow-up fire safety investigation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/wide_landscape\/public\/images\/methode\/2016\/04\/19\/40eb1dda-0611-11e6-99cd-3469e7fd8aa2_1280x720.JPG?itok=7xSt9Z1t\" alt=\"New | Search under way for cause of third-alarm fire in Hong Kong residential building | South China Morning Post\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire expert&nbsp;<strong>Leung Kam-tak<\/strong>&nbsp;suggested sparks from&nbsp;<strong>welding<\/strong>&nbsp;or a&nbsp;<strong>discarded cigarette<\/strong>&nbsp;may have ignited plastic tarpaulin, fueling the blaze. The incident renewed scrutiny of&nbsp;<strong>scaffolding safety<\/strong>, prompting calls for&nbsp;<strong>stricter fire prevention<\/strong>&nbsp;in Hong Kong\u2019s renovation projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central\u2019s Chinachem Tower Declared Structurally Safe After Scaffolding Fire Injures Four A major fire erupted at&nbsp;Chinachem Tower&nbsp;in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district on Saturday, October 18, 2025, sending plumes of smoke through the busy business area and prompting a large-scale emergency response. Despite the intensity of the blaze, which tore through the building\u2019s exterior scaffolding, the&nbsp;Buildings&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5940,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5938\/revisions\/5940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}