14 injured in Belgian care home fire
On 29th August a fire was reported at 22:15 in the Battenbroek care home in Walem, near Mechelen north of Brussels.
Four Dead in French Care Home Fire
Agence France Presse reports that four people have died in a fire in a care home in Isère, near Grenoble.
Abu Dhabi Requires Sprinklers in Existing Schools
Gulf News reports that Abu Dhabi will require both new and existing schools to fit sprinklers. 19 people died
Senator on Island of Jersey Calls for Sprinklers in New Homes
The BBC reports that Senator Lyndon Farnham, Assistant Minister at Home Affairs, is calling on the island's politicians to support his call for new homes built on Jersey to have sprinklers. The Jersey Fire & Rescue Service has produced one of
Young woman killed and fire-fighter seriously injured in Paris apartment fire
The French fire brigade reports that a young woman has been killed and a fire-fighter seriously injured in an apartment fire in Paris.
French fire-fighter killed by explosion in fire at poultry farm
A French fire-fighter has died of wounds sustained during an explosion at a fire in a poultry farm,
German workshop for the disabled fitted with sprinklers
The Ruperti workshop for the disabled, located in Altötting east of Munich in Germany, has been fitted with a sprinkler system,
European Parliament Paper Supports Directive on Hotel Fire Safety
Officials at the European Parliament have prepared a briefing paper for Members of the European Parliament, MEPs,
Welsh government sets out timetable for sprinkler legislation
Today, 17th July, the Welsh Minister for Housing and Regeneration set out the planned timetable
Building owner sued in California for not fitting sprinklers
A fire in Redwood City, California that killed one person and made over 100 homeless has led to a lawsuit by the survivors.