Plymouth Community Housing says the Marlborough House scheme will be 'a step change' in quality.

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 car hit by debris form a adjacent building under construction at Ushirika estate in Pangani, Nairobi county. [Collins Oduor, Standard] As high-rise buildings are erected every day to feed Nairobi's ...

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

SummaryMandaue City Mayor Jonas "Jonkie" Ouano witnessed a demonstration of a Taiwanese firm's firefighting drone, which can carry fire hoses up to 100 meters h ...

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.

Radio signal dead zones can create a potentially dangerous situation for emergency responders, yet dozens of high-rises in Fort Lauderdale have them, city officials say. That means police and ...

A NEW approach to fire safety is increasingly necessary as Malaysia’s urban landscape evolves, particularly with the growth of high-rise living and ageing residential buildings. Safety and risk ...

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 ...