Fire Safety

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to hike fire safety NOC charges by 20 per cent

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is all set to hike the charges for issuing no objection certificates (NOC) for fire safety to…

Fire safety defects uncovered in one of Irelands largest housing developments

Fire safety defects have been uncovered in one of the largest housing developments in the State following the purchase of A??60m…

Major UK housebuilder estimates fire safety issues on buildings could take between 5-7 years to fix

Barratt Homes, one of the UKs largest housebuilders and one of 49 firms that have signed up to the building safety pledge to…

Small restaurants, PGs will now need fire clearance in Delhi

Small restaurants with seating capacity below 50 and PG accommodations with 10 or more rooms operating without a fire safety no-…

Open, high security jails to come up in Uttar Pradesh under prison reforms: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said the Uttar Pradesh government will set upopen and high security prisons in…

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation plan for fire management in slums

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated measures to devise a plan to deal effectively with possible fire…

£50k fine for London hotel after fire safety failings found including lack of sufficient fire doors and detectors

The owner of The Bank Hotel in Barking has been ordered to pay A?50,000 after they continued to take guests despite being issued…

Prosecutions for fire safety violations dropped by 98% in New York City

New York City has drastically reduced the number of criminal cases it pursues over serious fire safety violations, a review of…

Fire safety audit of all govt buildings in Goa commences

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the government has already undertaken the process of conducting a fire safety…

Battery safety norms amended amid rising cases of fire in electric two-wheelers

Much concerned over the rising cases of fire incidents in electric two wheelers in different parts of the country, the road…

Four-member panel formed to enforce fire safety norms for vulnerable buildings: Maharashtra to HC

The Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court Monday that it has issued a government resolution (GR) to set up a…

IFSEC Europe to launch in October 2023 as new addition to the IFSEC brand

IFSEC is coming to RAI Amsterdam in October 2023 for a NEW pan-European security and fire safety event. Taking place between 2-4…