Overview
- Police said DNA testing showed one previously recovered set of remains belonged to two people, raising the toll to 160 with six still missing.
- Officers are removing remaining scaffolding and netting to look for bodies after finding a suspected human bone that is pending laboratory verification.
- Authorities say bamboo scaffolding wrapped in substandard mesh, foam boards on windows, and failed alarms accelerated the blaze through the towers.
- Fifteen construction personnel were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and six from a fire service contractor on alleged fraud, as a judge-led panel prepares to review oversight and fire-safety systems.
- Beijing warned of “hostile forces” exploiting the tragedy and the UN criticized security-law actions against petitioners, while a separate Guangdong fire killed 12 and spurred wider inspections.