Hong Kong apartment fire death toll hits 128 as city rushes to quell anger

What a horrible inferno!

What went wrong? High rise buildings have been considered very fire safe for many decades at least in Western countries.

Has the illegal Communist Party of China takeover of Hong Kong since about 2019 something to do with this? Just wondering!

Hong Kong apartment fire death toll hits 128 as city rushes to quell anger - Nikkei Asia "Firefighting and rescue effort winds down; government promises comprehensive probe"