When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...

Plymouth Community Housing says the Marlborough House scheme will be 'a step change' in quality.

Even today, there is ongoing debate among builders, safety experts and first responders about whether New York City is doing enough to reduce the risks of high-rise fire catastrophes—all as a new ...

A devastating hotel fire in Delhi claimed 21 lives, highlighting India's lax fire safety adherence. The National Building ...

The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve two significant changes to the city's building codes, raising the threshold for high-rise buildings from 55 to 75 feet and allowing ...

Days after a deadly blaze in Hong Kong killed at least 151 people, China has ordered a nationwide fire safety inspection of its more than one million residential and public use high-rise buildings.

Investigators found that the 20-story building is “substantially gutted” and features three unsecured gaps in its perimeter ...