Hong Kong firefighters searching through 2000 flats like these to look for survivors.

One of the many reasons I dislike living in apartments or condos is that if a fire starts, you’re fucked. You can’t get out. By the time you know about the blaze it’s often too late.

In a house, you can just break out a window and jump out. Even if you’re on the second story, you might fracture your ankle or something but you’ll live. Good luck jumping from the 23rd floor of a tower.