Éxitos de rociadores automáticos en el Reino Unido
Kilsby, en Northamptonshire, es un eje de transporte importante para los distribuidores del Reino Unido. Un poco más tarde de las 05:00 del 31 de octubre de 2012, el sistema de rociadores en un almacén de distribución de productos alimenticios
Informe sobre las pérdidas provocadas por un incendio de la Asociación de Ginebra
La Asociación de Ginebra, una organización financiada por las principales aseguradoras del mundo, ha publicado una serie de tablas de pérdidas relativas a unos 30 países. Los datos cubren los índices de víctimas mortales provocadas por incendios y las pérdidas
Requisitos legislativos para los rociadores en Turquía
La Asociación Turca de Protección contra Incendios, TUYAK, ha publicado una traducción al inglés del Reglamento Turco de Seguridad contra Incendios en Edificios. Existen múltiples requisitos e incentivos para los rociadores, inclusive en los edificios nuevos, para evitar que el
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.
Norwegian Government Protects Wooden Churches
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reports that the Norwegian government has announced it will invest NOK 10 million to fit sprinklers in all 28 of the country's wooden-stave churches.
British Sprinkler Saves
Glen Thomas from Merseyside F&RS reports that at about 13:50 on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May 2013, there was a successful sprinkler activation at St Chad's Parade Shopping Centre in Liverpool.
Influential German Support for Sprinklers in Care Homes
Professor Michael Rost of Magdeburg-Stendal University has made a call for more safety to be invested in buildings. In the years ahead there will be a significant decrease in the numbers of volunteer fire-fighters.
Fatal Fires in France
On Saturday, 30th March, at 22:10 a fire on the third floor of an apartment building in Aubervilliers spread to the fourth floor through the lift. Three people were killed and 13 injured, of whom four seriously.
Two French Fire-Fighters Killed in a House Fire
On 4th November, two fire-fighters were killed in a flashover at a house fire at Digne-les-Bains in the Alps.