When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...

House Bill 149 requires automatic sprinklers to be installed in high-rise residential buildings undergoing substantial ...

Even today, there is ongoing debate among builders, safety experts and first responders about whether New York City is doing enough to reduce the risks of high-rise fire catastrophes—all as a new ...

Investigators found that the 20-story building is “substantially gutted” and features three unsecured gaps in its perimeter ...

A Maryland fire safety measure inspired by the 2023 death of a young woman in a Silver Spring apartment building has been ...

Days after a deadly blaze in Hong Kong killed at least 151 people, China has ordered a nationwide fire safety inspection of its more than one million residential and public use high-rise buildings.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — A downtown Fort Myers high-rise that has been the subject of repeated WINK News reporting is still out of compliance with fire safety requirements, according to the Fort ...

At least 44 people died and almost 300 others could not be found after a huge fire swept through a group of tall apartment buildings in Hong Kong. It was the city's worst fire in about 30 years. The ...

Fire safety experts say housing societies must ensure regular maintenance of air conditioners and keep all fire safety systems fully functional ...

Labour has been accused of creating a “hellscape” of red tape for housebuilders after drawing up stringent new rules for tower blocks.