Honeywell to combine its security and fire safety businesses

Honeywell has announced that it is combining its Honeywell Security Group and Honeywell Fire Safety businesses to form Honeywell…

Small UK companies lax on fire safety training

A survey of 1,000 UK employees, conducted ahead of Fire Door Safety Week, reveals that many employees were not even aware of the…

GHMC to paint danger sign on Hyderabad buildings without Fire Safety

If building owners fail to install fire safety equipment in their complexes in the next three months, the GHMC will declare the…

Fire safety: 325 cases, but only 8 penalties!

That several buildings in Hyderabad city lack even the most basic fire safety norms is a known fact. But one of the factors…

Ahmedabad hospitals continue to flout fire safety norms

Despite repeated strictures by the high court in 2011 and 2012, several hospitals in the city still feel that installing a fire…

Bengal to issue fire safety licences online, says minister

The West Bengal government will issue fire (safety) licences online to those setting up new units, Javed Ahmed Khan, State Fire…

Coimbatore Corporation: Ensure fire safety before giving licence

The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department has urged the health wing of the Coimbatore Corporation to check…

Talkatora Stadium in Delhi without fire safety NOC for 5 years

It may be the sought-after venue for public functions and a preferred location for political parties for their "show of strength…

Mumbai Fire Brigade makes safety norms stricter

Owners/occupiers of high-rise buildings, starred hotels, cinema halls, multiplexes and auditoriums, commercial buildings, malls…

Hyderabad adopts colour coding for fire safety

Soon, citizens of Hyderabad will get a chance to check if their favourite movie theatre is equipped to tackle major fires and…

13,214 buildings in Bengaluru lack fire safety: Report

Findings of a state-wide audit of fire safety violations in high-rise buildings has left personnel of the Fire and Emergency…

Number of 999 fire service calls halve in 11 years in Wales

In 2003/04, in Wales there were 55,556 calls, including false alarms, which dropped to 27,132 in 2014/15. Fires in non-derelict…