When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are ...

Former Delhi Fire Services Director R C Sharma warns that low-rise buildings in unauthorized colonies pose a greater fire ...

As South Africa’s urban landscapes continue to densify, with a marked increase in multi-storey apartment blocks, townhouse complexes, and mixed-use developments, fire and life safety compliance has ...

A fire broke out from the upper floor of a high-rise residential and commercial tower in Dubai Marina on Friday night, eyewitnesses confirmed to Khaleej Times. “The fire happened past 9.30pm ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Fire Department says 135 people were safely evacuated from a New Orleans high-rise after a fire sparked early Thursday morning. The fire department says they were ...

NEW ORLEANS — A fire sparked by unattended cooking forced more than 130 people out of their downtown high-rise apartment early Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Fire Department ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — One person is displaced after a fire broke out at a high-rise apartment building in Lycoming County. Crews were called to a fire that broke out on the balcony of a unit on ...

Fire crews worked early Wednesday to extinguish a fire that enveloped a patio atop a high-rise building near 30th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City Philadelphia, ...

As buildings in Hyderabad continue to soar skywards, so does the need for robust fire safety measures. Officials revealed that plans are underway to procure a 100-metre firefighting platform ...

By Y Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 06:00 IST ...

The topic of fire safety is on many people's minds in the wake of a devastating blaze at a high-rise apartment building in London that claimed the lives of at least 12 people.