Congratulations to BAFSA on its 50th anniversary!
BAFSA, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association, celebrated its 50th anniversary this month. In that time the UK sprinkler industry has doubled in size, with a much higher proportion of new buildings now protected with sprinklers. BAFSA, working with the
Call for a European Fire Safety Strategy
Members of the European Parliament and many fire safety groups have come together to call for a European strategy on fire safety. The diffierent European bodies do not coordinate efforts to improve fire safety in Europe. While building regulations is
1500 cars destroyed in Luton Airport car park fire
A fire on 10 October destroyed a new car park at Luton Airport, north of London. Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service believes none of the 1,500 cars in the car park will be salvageable. The fire is reported to have
13 die in fire in unsprinklered Spanish nightclub
Spanish and international media report that a fire early on Sunday, 1st October killed 13 people in a nightclub in Murcia, southeast Spain. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Nightclubs in Spain do not need to be
Another fatal Italian care home fire and a sprinkler save in Norway
Italian media report that fire has killed another care home resident. Early on 14 August while residents were asleep a fire in the Casa di Arianna care home in Parma killed a 62-year-old resident and hospitalised 11 others. According to
11 dead in French hostel fire
French media report that 11 people have died in a fire in a hostel in Witzenheim, near Colmar in eastern France. The fire was reported early in the morning on 9 August. Those who died had disabilities. All who were
Fire kills six residents of Milan care home
Italian media report that a fire in a care home in Milan has killed six residents. 81 others are in hospital. The fire brigade was called at 01:20 on 7 July. The fire started in a bedroom and smoke spread
Fire Sprinkler International 2023 a huge success!
Over 380 delegates attended Fire Sprinker International 2023 in Amsterdam on 31 May and 1 June. This was a record attendance with delegates able to choose from over 40 presentations on a wide range of water-based supppression system topics. In
Fatal fire in Rome
Italian media report that a fire in a seven storey building undergoing renovation has led to the death of one person and severe injuries to three others. 100 people have been displaced with tents erected to accommodate them. The building
Fire causes collapse of a car park in Paris
The Paris Fire Brigade has posted a video of a fire in an underground car park in Aubervilliers, which led to structural collapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-74Yu1fQSGY Two firefighters received minor injuries. French regulations now require sprinklers in new covered car parks but there are