netting
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Officials also announced Monday that some of the exterior netting used on scaffolding at the housing estate did not meet fire-resistance standards.
From Barron's
The fire spread quickly across the separate blocks due to the presence of plastic netting and other flammable materials on the outside of the buildings, officials have said.
From BBC
The cause of the fire has still not been determined, though authorities have said that polystyrene and protective netting placed on the outside of the windows facilitated its spread.
From BBC
That is because, for more than a year, the complex’s eight densely packed residential towers, undergoing renovations, had been wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and shrouded in green netting.
The fire spread quickly across the separate blocks due to the presence of flammable netting and other materials on the outside of the buildings.
From BBC
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