Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings.

Fire safety in residential properties is not merely a rule or requirement, but rather a protective measure in the context of ...

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 ...

A massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring 29 as authorities struggled to bring ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The College Station Fire Department is conducting specialized training sessions for high-rise fire safety. There are 18 high-rise apartments along the Northgate ...

Nearly three years after 25-year-old Melanie Diaz died in a high-rise fire in Silver Spring, her family continues to honor her legacy with the mission of improving fire safety in Montgomery County and ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Uncomfortable questions are being raised over who is to blame for Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades. Watch "Deadly Fire in Hong Kong Raises Future Fears in City" on YouTube Watch ...

NEW YORK -- The FDNY says a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire in a Midtown Manhattan high-rise that trapped residents Saturday morning, injuring 38 people, two with life-threatening injuries. Around ...

Flames broke out at Pinecrest on West 8th Street ...

Mumbai: A day after a fire in a Vile Parle high-rise claimed the life of a senior citizen, the Mumbai Fire Brigade inspected ...