Should they have jumped, why did the jump? Were they hanging off the rails of the balconies until they had no strength and just let go? Why didn’t any brave men climb up the stairs to rescue them?
Four women died after jumping off their dorm balcony, but now the debate rages on about what the [...]
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Shanghai Business School Fire: now comes the blame game
Monday, 17 November 2008
Shenzhen night club fire: some gruesome accounts
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
I’m usually not a fan of the 骇人听闻 type of news but this just caught my attention: the title of the article claims that Shenzhen nightclub fire that killed 43 people might have claimed this many people b/c some people thought it was a performance and thus did not evacuate the building while they [...]
John Woo: Red Cliff must go on…
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Cross-posted at China Film Journal
Browsing Eachnet for headlines I came across some news regarding an accidental fire on the set of John Woo’s upcoming historical action film Red Cliff.
One person died and six were injured, all in stable condition and expected to live. I just skimmed the articles but so far there’s been no thorough [...]