National and international media widely covered the awful fire in two high-rise buildings in Valencia on 22 February. 10 people are reported dead, with 14 more injured. The fire was reported to have started in a kitchen appliance on the

Spanish media report that a fire in a care home in Aravaca, an upmarket area in west Madrid, killed three elderly people and hospitalised 15 more of the 38 residents. The fire was reported at seven in the morning, when

BAFSA, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association, celebrated its 50th anniversary this month. In that time the UK sprinkler industry has doubled in size, with a much higher proportion of new buildings now protected with sprinklers. BAFSA, working with the