GSFC university to offer B.E. Course in fire safety

The GSFC University here will introduce a four-year Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) course in Fire Safety and Hazard Management…

UK consults on tougher building fire safety standards

The government is seeking views on the appropriateness of 'desktop studies', or assessment based on the results of previous…

Security audit of cracker firms soon: Official

Security audit of firecracker factories in Nalanda and Patna districts would be done soon and action taken against violation of…

SC seeks Centre's response on compliance of fire safety norms in buildings

The Supreme Court has sought the Union government's response on a PIL alleging flagrant violation of fire safety norms specified…

Bombay High Court says fire safety audits were not effective, had shortcomings

Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a judicial inquiry into last years Kamala Mills fire incident, the Bombay High…

High quality cables key to fire safety in UAE: Experts

Major loss of property and life can be avoided by eliminating non-certified cables, according to a fire safety expert. To…

Fire & Safety Assn of India launches Raipur Sub-Chapter

Fire & Safety Association of India (FSAI), a non-profit organisation, has announced installation of its Raipur Sub-Chapter. A…

Mumbai fire officers threaten to stop safety checks

Seeking better working conditions, the Mumbai Fire Brigade Officers Association (FBOA) has threatened to stop carrying out fire…

Raids to check fire safety measures in Odisha

The Odisha fire service have started an inspection of private hospitals and nursing homes in Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur and…

Abu Dhabi adopts new fire safety code

All vital buildings in the UAE will be directly linked to a smart fire safety system of the Civil Defence where fire warnings…

Safety of high-rise apartments in Sydney under cloud as new fire safety laws being introduced

The NSW, Australia, government will announce fire safety laws soon giving officials broad power to identify unsafe building…

PIL raises concern over fire safety in schools

A public interest litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court has raised a query over how many schools, both private and government…