Steel bars have been brought in to reinforce the structure of one of the fire-ravaged blocks in Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong, while investigations into the catastrophic blaze are expected to go on for two to three weeks.
The Post observed on Monday afternoon a crane lifting bundles of steel bars above the 31st floor of Wang Cheong House – the first building to ignite in the conflagration. Workers then hauled the bars into flats through their windows.
The fire that broke out on November 26 and engulfed seven out of eight residential blocks killed 159 people, including a firefighter, and left nearly 5,000 people homeless.
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Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming was seen patrolling the estate on Monday afternoon but did not speak to the media.
He previously said many flats were seriously charred in the fire, while some load-bearing walls had been burnt to the extent that only their rebar remained.
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A memorial area at the Kwong Fuk sitting-out area facing the estate was cleared by police on Sunday night, while the nearby park that was previously cordoned off was reopened on Monday.