Tragedy in unsprinklered French apartment building
French media report that 10 people died in a fire in Paris on 5th February. The fire was started intentionally and spread to several floors of the eight-storey building. Firefighters rescued over 50 people but 30 people were injured, including
London Fire Brigade calls for Sprinklers in Flats
London Fire Brigade has called for sprinklers to be made mandatory in all purpose-built flats. This follows a review which found that only 13% of new blocks of flats in London had sprinklers. For more details see LFB sprinklers in