England to require sprinklers in apartments above 11 m
Yesterday, 20th January in an announcement in the House of Commons, Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government said, 'Secondly, our consultation on sprinklers and other measures for new build flats has now closed. I am
Care home fires kill 14 in Croatia and Czech Republic
National and international media report that a fire in a nursing home in Andraševec, 30 km north of Zagreb in Croatia, has killed six of the 20 residents. The fire was reported at around 05:00 on Saturday, 11 January. Prime
Fire destroys hundreds of cars in unsprinklered Norwegian car park
Norwegian and international media report that a fire in the car park at Sola airport in Stavanger on 7 January caused the airport to close. The fire was reported at about 15:00 and all flights were cancelled until mid-morning the
Report of Phase One of Grenfell Tower Inquiry Published
On 30 October the report of phase one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry was published. The summary is 32 pages and the full report about 1,000 pages. Unfortunately phase one focussed on what happened but while receiving reports detailing flaws
Fire destroys 60 cars in Irish car park
The Irish Times reports that a fire in a car park in Cork has destroyed up to 60 cars. The fire started in a car in the Douglas Village shopping centre at about 18:30 on 31 August. The owner raised
One dead and 12 injured in Cologne hospital fire
WDR reports that one patient was killed and 12 people were injured in a fire in a Cologne hospital. One of the injured was a nurse who jumped out of the window to escape the flames. The fire brigade was
It is Sprinkler Week!
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, NFPA, National Fire Chiefs Council and National Fire Sprinkler Network in the UK, and Tecnifuego in Spain are all supporting International Sprinkler Week with promotional activities and calls to strengthen fire safety legislation with requirements
Notre Dame de Paris Fire and Cultural Heritage Protection
On behalf of the EFSN and its members I would like to express our shock and sadness at the terrible damage fire has done to the Cathedrale of Notre Dame de Paris, one of the world's most famous and culturally
Record sprinkler shipments in Norway supported by a public information video
In 2018 Norway saw 22% growth in its sprinkler market, with 870,000 sprinklers shipped. 26% were residential sprinklers. A public information video is helping to support the development of this market. Here it is in English: Norwegian residential sprinkler video.
Spanish residential fire deaths up 8%
Tecnifuego, the Spanish fire trades association and EFSN member, has published a press release about Spanish fire losses. Conducted by the Spanish Insurance Association UNESPA, the data shows that 184 people died, of whom 144 in the home, an increase