On Saturday, 30th March, at 22:10 a fire on the third floor of an apartment building in Aubervilliers spread to the fourth floor through the lift. Three people were killed and 13 injured, of whom four seriously.

Kilsby in Northamptonshire is the site of a major transport hub for UK distributers. At just after 05:00 on 31st October 2012 the sprinkler system at the Tesco grocery distribution depot operated when a fire occurred in the aerosol compound.

On 4th November, two fire-fighters were killed in a flashover at a house fire at Digne-les-Bains in the Alps.