Tuyak Symposium 14-15 November Istanbul
The Turkish Fire Protection Association will host a conference on fire and security in high-rise buildings. The EFSN will give a presentation at the conference. For more details see http://www.tuyak2013.com/index.asp?sayfa=english
Sprinkler System Saves German Shop
The Fürstenwalde Fire Brigade reports that a sprinkler system has saved a shop store.
Warehouse Fire in France Threatens Train Station
Fire has destroyed a 4,000m2 warehouse in Puy en Velay, near Lyon in France.
Fire in hospital near Koblenz kills one patient and injures four people
German media report that a fire in the St Antonius hospital in Wissen, near Koblenz has killed one patient
Pensioner Dies in Care Home Fire in France
French media report that a fire in a retirement home in Aniane, 40km to the west of Montpellier
Commissioner Designate Mimica Quizzed about Hotel Fire Safety
At a hearing for European Commissioner Designate Mimica, Frank Engel,
Fire in Moscow Metro hospitalises 11 – thousands evacuated
Russian and western news media report that a fire today in the metro in Moscow has caused thousands of people to be evacuated and the mass
119 killed in fire in poultry farm in China
Chinese state news reports that 119 people have been killed in a fire in a poultry farm in Dehui in Jilin province.
Fatal Care Home Fire in The Netherlands
April saw three serious fires in care homes in The Netherlands. On 9th April a fire, thought to be started by a cigar at about 18:30, led to the death of a man in the St Joris care home in Oirschot.
Ontario Requires Care Homes to be Retrofitted with Sprinklers
The government of the Canadian State of Ontario has announced that it will require 4,300 unsprinklered care homes, built before sprinklers became mandatory in new care homes in 1998, to fit sprinklers.