Another Major Car Park Fire in Paris
At about 11:00 on 22nd October the Paris Fire Brigade was called to a fire in an underground car park. Over 80 fire-fighters attended
Woman Killed in German Care Home Fire
The police in Salzgitter, Germany issued a press release announcing that a 57-year-old woman was killed in a fire in a care home in Wolfenbüttel on 29th September.
French Supermarket Saved by Sprinklers
France 3 reports that a fire in a Super U supermarket in Gertwiller, Alsace, was extinguished by the sprinkler system.
Sprinklers control Dutch car park fire
Dutch media report that on Saturday 16 August a car leaving the Houtwal underground car park in Harderwijk caught fire.
Sprinklers control fire in shop in The Hague
Dutch media reports that the fire brigade was called on the evening of 17 July to a fire in a shop on Maartensdijklaan in The Hague.
Three killed in German Care Home Fire
The Schenefeld volunteer Fire Brigade near Hamburg, northern Germany, reports that on Friday, 30th May it was called at 16:21 by a fire alarm to a home for the elderly.
NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation Storage Seminar
NFPA's Fire Protection Research Foundation is hosting a seminar on High Challenge Storage Protection in London on 22nd May.
Geneva Association World Fire Statistics for 2010
The Geneva Association has published its annual report of world fire statistics covering 2008-2010.
Dutch Residential Sprinkler Standard Published
NEN 2077, the Dutch design, installation and maintenance standard for residential sprinkler systems, was published on 15th April.
Recent Sprinkler Saves
There have been a number of sprinkler saves recently recorded in The Netherlands and UK. Here is a selection: