Live Coverage of Ho g Kong Fire

When I was a Fire Science Student, I did a paper on "Conflagration's." In doing research for that paper, I came across and article about the spread of fires in narrow canyons, where the close proximity of narrow canyons was leading to fires jumping from one side of canyons to the other side, and how this could happen in areas where high rise buildings were built too close to each other. Perhaps this is what is going on in Hong Kong?
Also, it reminds me of London's Granfield (Spelling?) Tower disaster. The indication for the FDNY is that we need a few High Ladder or High Tower Ladder units in FDNY capable to reach the 20th story or so in case of a major fire in one of the now numerous "Sliver" high rise buildings as well as the many traditional High-Rise buildings, exterior streams are available. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
 
Where is John T, O' Hagan and Local Law Five when you really need them?

The Safety Officer must be getting some substantial exercise trying to enforce a collapse zone.
 
Who would've thought that bamboo scaffolding in flammable.

Fire reportedly started outside of one of the buildings, a red fire warning was also previously issued.

They were also in the process of completely rebuilding the exterior walls, sounds like that more then likely had something to do with it?
 
captaindewey50267021@gm said:
When I was a Fire Science Student, I did a paper on "Conflagration's." In doing research for that paper, I came across and article about the spread of fires in narrow canyons, where the close proximity of narrow canyons was leading to fires jumping from one side of canyons to the other side, and how this could happen in areas where high rise buildings were built too close to each other. Perhaps this is what is going on in Hong Kong?
Also, it reminds me of London's Granfield (Spelling?) Tower disaster. The indication for the FDNY is that we need a few High Ladder or High Tower Ladder units in FDNY capable to reach the 20th story or so in case of a major fire in one of the now numerous "Sliver" high rise buildings as well as the many traditional High-Rise buildings, exterior streams are available. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
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Look at San Francisco as an urban example.

SFFD is certainly aware that if they've got a well involved building on a tight side street at the bottom of a hill in a neighborhood full of two -four story wood facades downwind, the concept of "a huge problem" is an understatement.
 
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