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. Research that was conducted by the ...

Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire began in a flat on the ninth floor before spreading to upper levels of the residential tower.

Careless smoking is being blamed for a multi-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Hamilton. Shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday, June 21, fire crews were called to 200 Bay Street South, ...