We are delighted that Gerhard Eck, Secretary of State for the Bavarian Interior Ministry, will open Fire Sprinkler International on 19 April in Munich.

Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, welcomed the requirement for all new housing in Wales to be fitted with sprinklers.

A fire in The Address Hotel in Dubai on New Year's Eve has caused extensive damage, with unofficial estimates for the repairs and business interruption losses exceeding $100 million.

Once again, a fire in a nightclub, started by pyrotechnics, has killed large numbers of young people

A debate in the House of Commons in London on 22 October demonstrated cross-party support for sprinklers in schools

The British government has published figures for fire deaths and injuries in England.

French media report that eight people were killed in a fire that spread through an apartment building at 4, rue Myrha, near Montmartre early on 2 September

The Welsh government has published an amended version of its regulatory guidance for building fire safety.

In a press release, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior has revealed that a survey has concluded that 54% of Finnish care homes and hospitals

Spanish press reports that on 12 July a fire killed eight residents in a home for the elderly in Zaragoza.