Overview
- Police said interior searches of the seven affected towers are complete, with recovery of remains and forensic work continuing.
- Six additional suspects were arrested over alleged fire-alarm deactivations and equipment irregularities, bringing detentions across the negligence and corruption probes to at least 21.
- Investigators reported that multiple scaffold nets failed fire-safety tests and that foam panels aided the blaze’s vertical spread, prompting broad checks on renovation sites.
- The government has launched an independent commission led by a judge to determine causes, assign accountability, and propose systemic reforms to building-renovation oversight.
- Security officers detained several activists under sedition provisions after calls for accountability, as authorities reported roughly 2,500 residents in temporary housing and dozens still hospitalized.