fire safety
New York City Bill to Ban Reuse of Lithium Ion Batteries Is ‘Absolutely Crazy,’ Right-to-Repair Advocates Warn
The bill is part of an attempt to curb the mysterious but dangerous rise in electric mobility device fires, but there’s little evidence repurposed batteries are the problem.
California’s largest wildfire ever has destroyed an area nearly the size of Los Angeles
The Mendocino fire complex has consumed an area almost as large as Los Angeles.
Trump really didn’t want sprinklers in the Trump Tower apartment where a man died
The president has yet to say anything about the victim.
Campaigners pulled 3 billboards around London for 71 tower blaze victims
“Eight months on from the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower, the issue is being ignored.”
Elderly patients die as blaze rips through South Korean hospital
Survivors were rescued by clinging on to a rope hung from a helicopter.
Government knew about fire safety risk on this reserve but didn’t act until after fire: sources
Documents show Indigenous Affairs knew about shortfalls in fire safety in the Mushuau Innu First Nation two months before a fire burned two kids
The Cleveland Browns' Stadium May Be a Shiny Aluminum Fire Hazard
Combustible aluminum exterior panels used in the construction of London's Grenfell Tower apartment building also may be part of FirstEnergy Stadium.
REVEALED: London Landlords Are Routinely Missing Deadlines To Address Serious Fire Hazards
A number of landlords in London, including the group that manages Grenfell Tower, have failed to comply with serious hazard notices from the fire brigade.
Those Responsible for the Grenfell Tower Fire Need to Be Held to Account
Gentrification and a callous disregard for public safety led to the fire that claimed the lives of 17 people.
What It's Like to Be in a Burning Building in Virtual Reality
If it had been a real house fire, I'd be dead three times over.
Watch a Turkey Fryer Burst Into Flames (For Your Own Safety)
The National Fire Protection Association strongly discourages the use of turkey fryers, as their safety video shows.