KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad, warned of the danger of the external cladding of buildings if they do not meet the safety requirements set by ...

A new £33m fund for the remediation or mitigation of the life safety fire risks linked to external wall systems in residential buildings in Northern Ireland has been launched. The Department for ...

The Guidance Note has been prepared by a Special Interest Group (SIG), comprising representatives of FIA member companies, other invited experts in the practice of fire risk assessment in housing ...

An architect who helped design a scandal-hit super-hospital has claimed it is “unsafe” due to combustible external cladding linked to the Grenfell disaster. Robert Menzies’ warning comes after Health ...

Following an extensive research project involving insurers, the University of Central Lancashire, and external consultants, the FPA has developed RISC 501: Fire Test and Assessment Method for External ...

The destruction of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington and the murder of a still unconfirmed number of residents have horrified millions worldwide. But for all the leading British political parties, ...

Flammable material found in more than one in 10 blocks over 11 metres tall, and action is urged on smaller buildings, government figures show Nearly 2,000 social housing blocks in England have ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alastair Grant, The Associated Press A view of the charred facade of the Grenfell Tower in London, Thursday, June 15, 2017. A massive fire raced through the ...