With summer picking up pace, GHMC takes up fire safety drills

With the onset of summer, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Enforcement Vigilance & Disaster Management (EV&DM…

London mayor presses ahead to mandate second staircases for new buildings over 30 metres

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has implemented new measures for planning applications in the Greater London Authority (GLA)…

Bristol City Council to spend £96 million on fire safety measures including sprinklers in all its tower blocks

In the wake of assessments under PAS 9980, the council is investing in substantial fire safety improvements for all of its tower…

Fire chiefs call for two escape stairs in all new housing over 18m

All new residential buildings over 18m or seven storeys should be legally required to have two stair cores, senior firefighters…

New plans for fire and rescue service reform introduced by UK Home Secretary

The government has announced new reforms for fire safety led by the Home Office, with recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry…

Noida will change bylaw to beef up fire safety

To ensure fast and easy evacuations in high-rises in case of a fire, authorities in Gautam Budh Nagar district will soon propose…