According to a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Report, “local fire departments responded to an estimated average of 3,840 fires in structures under construction and 2,580 fires in ...

"Incompetence and poor practices in the construction industry" and among others led to the June 2017 fire at London's Grenfell residential high-rise building, causing 72 deaths, according to the lead ...

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In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the urgency for homeowners and construction professionals to embrace fire-resistant building practices has reached a critical peak. Choosing ...

Charlotte Fire Department officials work at the site of a house fire near Freedom Park after an explosion was reported early ...

Dubai, 18 January 2009: Dubai Municipality's Building Department has issued a safety code in English for best practices at construction sites which outlines general and specific safety procedures for ...

On May 18, 2023, a five-alarm fire broke out at a construction site in SouthPark. Two men died as a result of the blaze. One morning last month, as smoke filled the sixth floor of a large apartment ...

New health and safety laws being brought forward to modernise island standards are set to be extended to include offshore ...