FactWire: 9 out of 12 electrical cable samples from major brands in Hong Kong fail fire test
The 12 samples FactWire obtained in the past six months include six from Tuen Mun Hospital, three from the residence halls of City University of Hong Kong (CityU), two from the Choi Tak Estate in Ngau Tau Kok and one from the construction site of Hong Kong Children’s Hospital in Kowloon Bay.
...they were sent to a laboratory in the Netherlands owned by Dekra, a testing, inspection and certification services provider, last November to undergo the British Standard BS6387 Category C tests, which require electricity cables to maintain power supply for three hours in a 950-degree fire.
...results show only three samples met the required standards