Vacant mid-rise and high-rise buildings must be examined by firefighters regularly for changes that occurred. Open or removed fire doors, damaged or missing walls, holes in the floors, removed or ...

The massive fire that engulfed the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong on Wednesday has prompted discussions about the potential for new firefighting technologies to improve rescues. The ...

Hong Kong Firefighter Ho Wai-ho was honored by colleagues and the public for giving the ultimate sacrifice last month at a ...

Nearly a decade after its last major upgrade, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) is finally set to boost its firefighting capacity with two new hydraulic platforms (snorkels) of 104 metres and above. The ...

The BMC is planning to introduce a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) to enhance firefighting efficiency in the high-rise buildings. “CAFS offers superior fire suppression capabilities. This technology ...

Hong Kong, Nov 26: Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years blazed late into the night on Wednesday as the city's leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 ...

Warnings have been raised for NSW not to be "complacent" about the state's ability to fight high-rise apartment fires, following last month's blaze in the Wang Fuk Court estate complex in Hong Kong.

A Level-I fire broke out in a residential high-rise building in Andheri (West) on Wednesday morning, prompting swift action ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee has said that 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday, and that another 279 ...

A major fire broke out in the early hours of the morning at Sorrento building in Andheri West, Mumbai, gutting the 12th, 13th ...

Sandeep Singh, whose premises were on the 14th floor, escaped unharmed as he wasn’t home and recovering from surgery. Ankita Lokhande, Vicky Jain sheltered him ...