Eight people died at the headquarters of one of Thailand`s largest banks when workers accidentaly triggered the release of fire extinguishing chemicals during an upgrade of the building`s safety system.
The B.C. government stepped up its efforts to prevent human-caused wildfires by announcing tough new penalties for people who ignore the rules or interfere with firefighting efforts.
A lack of training to fight a wind-driven fire, the lack of a sprinkler system, inadequate staffing, and an inadequate assessment of risk were factors in the deaths of two Boston firefighters in a 2014 blaze that tore through a Back Bay brownstone, according to a federal report.
In the early morning of March 1, 1965 in the city of Lasalle, Quebec a gas line exploded, destroying a number of low-cost housing units. Twenty-eight people lost their lives, 39 were injured and 200 were left homeless.
A Kentucky man is recovering from second-degree burns after he says an electronic cigarette battery exploded in his pocket.
A UN panel has approved a temporary ban on cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger planes because they can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft.
The province has announced a “made in B.C.” tool to fight forest fires this summer. B.C.’s aerospace sector has been engineering the latest in aerial firefighting technology.
A law that mandates fire safety in B.C. is getting a much needed update. The new Fire Safety Act will modernize the regulatory framework for fire safety in the province.
Thousands of Australian fireighters will boycott the annual World Police and Fire Games in Montreal next year due to an ongoing dispute between the city and its firefighters over pension reform.
City streets are getting slimmer. Shouldn’t emergency vehicles do the same? Anyone who lives in a city has watched large, boxy fire trucks and fire engines struggle to squeeze through traffic. It’s no wonder firefighters call for wider roads. It’s a safer design, they argue. But is it really?