Hong Kong authorities ordered the removal of scaffolding mesh from buildings undergoing renovations on Saturday in the Dozens.
It is now known that 159 people died as a result of Wednesday’s fire at the Wang Fuk Court Housing Complex – with 31 others missing.
Investigators learned that a protective netting used around the complex, which had undergone several changes, failed to meet rigo standards.
The Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-Ho said the new guidelines for test materials used in scaffolding will be issued next week.
About 200 private residences and 10 public buildings are currently undergoing renovations in Hong Kong.
The South China Morning Postbased in the territory, said about 300 buildings will be affected by the removal order.
“I assure the public that we will prosecute any contractors who use substandard scaffolding mesh,” Linn was quoted as saying.
The samples have already been obtained from MESS for testing, he added.
In Wang Fuk For Court, the flames quickly blocked the separate tower in the protection of the mesh and other flammable materials outside the buildings, officials said.
Police have made at least 15 arrests for homicide as they investigate the cause of the fire.
On Wednesday, they said they have completed their searches of the interiors of all seven of the carriages in the complex and will look for bodies in bamboo coins.
“We’re not done with our work,” said Police Commissioner Joe Chow.
“As you can see… A lot of bamboo has fallen. We still need to do some work… to find out if there are bodies caught in the bamboo.”
He added that 140 of the 159 bodies found so far have been identified as 49 men and 91 women, aged between one and 97. Radio Hong Kong Television Report.
A couple in their 70s, who lost their home in Blaze, returned to the charred site with their daughter on Wednesday, Reuters News Agency reported.
“It all happened in just an hour or two,” said the mother, whose name was given only as leung.
He continued: “I was standing there looking like a block on fire, my legs were so bad that I couldn’t make sense.
“The glass bamboo scaffolding and there was a hole that seemed to explode in the windows, the flames were not completely controlled.”
His daughter, Bonnie, added: “We also hope the truth will come out – if there are hidden hands behind it, corruption or any improper dealings.”