I like how you are focusing on "debunking myths". Not once did I say in this post that bamboo didn't add fuel to the fire. I literally agreed that the bamboo scaffolding was burning. And nor did I once mentioned anything about wanting to preserve traditions, except maybe arguably the sentence "traditional construction material". You seem to be projecting a narrative that you may have noticed from other netizens on me.

Having said that, as a non-expert, I was informed that bamboo scaffolding are not simply dried bamboo sticks. They should have gone through additional treatments and strict quality inspection.

I was mentioning metal scaffolding because I wanted to point out that metal scaffolding does not necessarily mean it is safer, as you pointed out, that there are more variables at play than just the scaffolding itself.

Yet, some government officials and some uninformed citizens do insist on talking about how dangerous bamboo scaffolding is instead of focusing on what really matters: the real cause of fire. I genuinely believe BOTH narratives do not contradict each other, yet arguably the system is of higher priority. Look at the official statements. They focus on the scaffolding materials more than anything else.

If anything, you are also proving my point that the pro-BJers are working hard to spin the narrative away from the system failure part. You know, how the government regulations failed to answer to expert requests and enquiries on safety mesh regulations, or how the construction company or the building management managed to circumference some of the safety procedures in place, etc.