Sprinklers extinguish fire in Dutch shop
Dutch media report that on Sunday afternoon, 23 May a fire broke out in the storage area of the Babypark shop in Kesteren. On arrival, fire crews discovered that two sprinklers had operated and extinguished the fire. A converter for
Swedish sprinkler statistics for 2020
Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association, has published sprinkler shipment figures for 2020. 756,102 sprinklers were shipped in Sweden in 2020, a fall of 7% from 2019. Of those, 47,763 were residential sprinklers, an increase of 20%. Considering how COVID has hit
Norwegian sprinkler and water mist statistics for 2020
Brannteknisk Forening, the Norwegian Fire Industry Association, has published the shipment statistics for 2020. The market was almost flat, declining by 0.7%, which is a good result considering the circumstances. 824,398 sprinklers and water mist nozzles were installed, with water
Four killed and 102 evacuated in Romanian hospital fire
News media report that four people have been killed in a fire in the Matei Bals Hospital in Bucharest. The hospital is one of the country's major centres for treatment of COVID-19. The fire service was called at about 03:00
Three UK school fires in one weekend
In Scotland the Daily Record reported that firefighters were called at 16:45 on 22 January to a fire at St Maria Goretti Primary School in Cranhill in the east of Glasgow. Since 2007 Scotland has required sprinklers in all new
Care home fire in Seville kills one and injures 21
Spanish media report that a fire in the Adorea home for the elderly in Seville has killed one woman, severely injured five other people and hospitalised 21 people in total. The fire was reported at 22:30 on 5 January and 160
British Government clarifies its position on CE- and UKCA-marks
In a letter to the Fire Sector Federation, which brings together all the UK's diverse fire industries, Lord Greenhalgh, Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Communities, clarified the UK's position on CE-marking and the the UKCA mark for construction products.
Unsprinklered Austrian Motorbike Museum Destroyed by Fire
Austrian news outlets report that today, fire has destroyed the Top Mountain Crosspoint Motorcycle Museum in Timmelsjoch. The fire was reported at about 04:00 on 18 January. The museum was largely made of wood and was unsprinklered. Unsurprisingly, it was
Major underground car park fire in Warsaw
At about 08:00 on Friday 16 October the Warsaw fire brigade was called to a fire in an underground car park at ul. Górczewska 181. For two hours 90 firefighters with 22 vehicles fought the fire. They evacuated 150 residents
Fire destroys two schools in two days
The BBC reports that fire destroyed a building at Ravendale Infant School in Derby, UK on 5 October and most of St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy on 3 October. Neither was fitted with sprinklers. Gavin Tomlinson, Chief Fire Officer for