Bamboo's Blazing Shortcomings Exposed The recent closing submissions from the independent committee examining Hong Kong's devastating Tai Po fire have exposed the inadequacies of bamboo scaffolding in high rise construction projects.
The committee's lawyers concluded that the combustible material is a ticking time bomb waiting to unleash catastrophic consequences.
The 627 page report is a damning indictment of the industry's reliance on traditional scaffolding materials.