Research shows fire deaths twice as likely in English apartments as houses
Independent research funded by Research England has found that those in apartment buildings are twice as likely to die or be injured by fire as residents of houses. The researchers also found that 2.3% of fires in apartment buildings spread
Sprinklers limit damage from facade fire in Madrid
Much has been written about facade fire safety and facade fires since the Grenfell Tower disaster four years ago. At least one of the causes appears to be ignorance. At a recent conference in The Netherlands one speaker claimed that
Sprinklers extinguish chip pan fire in Wales
North Wales Fire & Rescue Service reports that they were called to a fire in an apartment building in Flint at 17:42 on 5 June. On arrival, firefighters found that two sprinklers had operated to extinguish a fire in an
Sprinklers extinguish fire in Dutch shop
Dutch media report that on Sunday afternoon, 23 May a fire broke out in the storage area of the Babypark shop in Kesteren. On arrival, fire crews discovered that two sprinklers had operated and extinguished the fire. A converter for
Swedish sprinkler statistics for 2020
Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association, has published sprinkler shipment figures for 2020. 756,102 sprinklers were shipped in Sweden in 2020, a fall of 7% from 2019. Of those, 47,763 were residential sprinklers, an increase of 20%. Considering how COVID has hit
Norwegian sprinkler and water mist statistics for 2020
Brannteknisk Forening, the Norwegian Fire Industry Association, has published the shipment statistics for 2020. The market was almost flat, declining by 0.7%, which is a good result considering the circumstances. 824,398 sprinklers and water mist nozzles were installed, with water
Four killed and 102 evacuated in Romanian hospital fire
News media report that four people have been killed in a fire in the Matei Bals Hospital in Bucharest. The hospital is one of the country's major centres for treatment of COVID-19. The fire service was called at about 03:00
Three UK school fires in one weekend
In Scotland the Daily Record reported that firefighters were called at 16:45 on 22 January to a fire at St Maria Goretti Primary School in Cranhill in the east of Glasgow. Since 2007 Scotland has required sprinklers in all new
Care home fire in Seville kills one and injures 21
Spanish media report that a fire in the Adorea home for the elderly in Seville has killed one woman, severely injured five other people and hospitalised 21 people in total. The fire was reported at 22:30 on 5 January and 160
British Government clarifies its position on CE- and UKCA-marks
In a letter to the Fire Sector Federation, which brings together all the UK's diverse fire industries, Lord Greenhalgh, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Communities, clarified the UK's position on CE-marking and the the UKCA mark for construction products.