Bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong’s skyline because it was fast, clever and affordable. The science behind fire and ...

Many of Asia’s biggest cities owe their skylines to long bamboo poles that allow construction workers to climb to great heights. This type of scaffolding has been used for centuries in places like ...

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Experts say the scaffolding likely aided the fire's spread. At least 55 people have died, and hundreds are missing.

While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex was unknown, questions have been ...

Three men were injured — one critically — after a scaffolding pole they were raising onto a building hit a power line, electrocuting them, Beverly Police said. Police received a report at 10:37 a.m.

One summer between college semesters, I spent a scary week standing on wooden scaffolding as part of a crew painting a triple-decker tenement house. I was relieved when the workday ended, and I could ...

The complex had been under renovation for at least a year and were surrounded by an ancient construction material called ...

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident Tuesday in which three men were injured — one critically, Beverly Police said — after a scaffolding pole they ...