French media report that 10 people died in a fire in Paris on 5th February. The fire was started intentionally and spread to several floors of the eight-storey building. Firefighters rescued over 50 people but 30 people were injured, including

London Fire Brigade has called for sprinklers to be made mandatory in all purpose-built flats. This follows a review which found that only 13% of new blocks of flats in London had sprinklers. For more details see LFB sprinklers in