tower block

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Pensioners living in two tower blocks said they felt like "second class citizens" after a social landlord quadrupled their heating and hot water bills overnight.

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The flames spread quickly across the separate tower blocks on protective mesh netting and other flammable materials on the outside of the buildings, officials have said.

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Seven of eight tower blocks in a housing in the northerly Tai Po district rapidly went up in flames on Wednesday.

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The tower blocks were also covered in bamboo scaffolding, which is commonly used in Hong Kong.

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The tower blocks had been undergoing renovations when the fire began.

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