by Admin | May 26, 2020 | News, Source Fire News
Balcony fire safety is at the heart of pleas being made by the capital’s fire safety teams following the devastating fire in a block of flats in South East London last week. Firefighters are pleading with Londoners not to cause a balcony blaze which could...
by Admin | Apr 16, 2018 | News, Source Fire News
Report lays bare the failures that caused the fire to spread, killing 71 A report prepared as part of the police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire has uncovered calamitous deficiencies in the installation of the windows, cavity barriers and cladding system,...
by Admin | Dec 13, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
London Fire Brigade is calling for landlords to retrofit sprinklers in all high rise blocks and other buildings with vulnerable residents. The call comes as Waltham Forest Council pledges to install sprinklers in all 61 of its high priority blocks – something...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
A woman has been treated for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a fire in a block of flats in Bedford according to ITV.com. Firefighters were called to the 12-storey Beckett Court building on Thursday evening at shortly after 8pm and smoke was seen coming from...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
Cladding on six apartment buildings at a privately-owned site in Cardiff Bay has failed fire safety tests according to BBC.co.uk. Extra precautions are being taken at Prospect Place, following the tests introduced after the Grenfell Tower disaster. Warwick Estates,...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
A total of 228 high-rise buildings are fitted with cladding are considered to be ‘at risk’ and do not meet fire safety standards, official tests ordered by the Government in the wake of the Grenfell fire have concluded according to ITV.com. The latest...
