Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

Fire-protection systems are designed to operate immediately when triggered”— Christopher Echeverria NEW ORLEANS, LA, ...

Two months past a statutory deadline, California’s top fire safety regulator published a report Monday on whether and how the state should legalize mid-rise apartment buildings with a lone staircase.

Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.

Apartments buildings built after 2006 are required to have sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, according to state law. About 70 residents were displaced and six people were treated for injuries, ...

On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire ripped through The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, leaving 100 people dead and more than 200 people injured.

The city of Vancouver may alter its building codes so developers could cut the cost of constructing smaller apartments.

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese elements—earth, wood, fire, metal and water. A lantern set of horses during a ...

Officials work to control the Bills Branch fire in the Ocala National Forest (U.S. Forest Service) MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Heavy smoke from a brush fire forced officials to close S.R. 19 south of Salt ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (KT) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has deployed its National Response Team (NRT) to assist in the investigation of a fire that destroyed nearly an ...

WEATHER. A LOOK AT JUST HOW LOW THE TEMPERATURES DROP OVER THE WEEKEND. COMING UP. WE’VE LEARNED TONIGHT, THE NTSB IS NOW INVESTIGATING THIS EXPLOSION IN NASHUA THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK. AND REALLY, ...