BS 9991 enters Public Comment Phase
BS 9991 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings - code of practice
Record Sprinkler Sales in Sweden
Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish Sprinkler Association, has published figures for the numbers of sprinklers sold in Sweden in 2014.
Fire Suppression System Saves Channel Tunnel
Many will remember the fire that closed the channel tunnel on 17 January. It was widely reported in the press
Fire Delays Opening of New Hospital
The BBC reports that a fire on 30th January has caused major damage to a new hospital which was due to open in April.
German TV broadcast calls for sprinklers
In its recent Panorama 3 programme, NDR included an article on care home fire deaths.
Eight Fire-Fighters Injured in Leverkusen Fire
German media reports that eight fire-fighters were injured, two seriously, in a fire in a shopping street in Leverkusen.
Sprinkler Controls Fire in Dutch Car Park
Dutch news media report that a fire in the Centraal underground car park in the centre of Arnhem was controlled by the sprinkler system.
EFSN Istanbul Seminar Web Site Live!
On 14 April 2015 the European Fire Sprinkler Network and Turkish Fire Protection Association, TUYAK, will host a sprinkler seminar in Istanbul.
Fire Destroys Campofrio Factory in Spain
Spanish media report that a fire on Sunday, 16th November has destroyed the Campofrio meat products factory in Burgos, northern Spain.
Sprinkler saves a London school
London Fire Brigade reports that at 20:23 on Tuesday 11th November, fire crews were called to an automatic fire alarm actuating at a three storey secondary school on St Mary’s Road in Newham, east London.