Green light for first French residential sprinkler system
It has taken more than a decade but today approval was given for the first residential sprinkler system in France.
Sprinkler save at London Bridge Underground station
London Fire Brigade reports that it was called yesterday, 31st January, at 11:45 to a fire at London Bridge Underground station.
French Construction Booming
The French Housing Ministry has announced that there were 10.4% more housing starts in 2016 than in 2015 and that planning approvals rose 14.2%.
BS 9999:2017 Published
Today BS 9999:2017 was published. This is a code of practice for fire safety in non-residential buildings and includes many incentives to fit sprinklers.
Sprinkler Ban Lifted
A ban on fitting sprinklers in ammonia refrigeration machinery rooms has been lifted.
Recent Sprinkler Saves
Below are brief accounts of recent fires in industrial, commercial and residential buildings, all controlled or extinguished by sprinklers.
Successful Residential Sprinkler Tests in Bayonne
On 29 September a series of fire tests were run in an old apartment building in Bayonne, southwest France.
Fire In University Clinic in Bochum Kills Two
German media report that a fire in the Bergmannsheil University Hospital in Bochum has killed two people and injured many more
French Sprinkler Market Growing
In the September edition of Face au Risque an article discusses recent growth in the French sprinkler market.
Outrage over proposal to remove school sprinkler requirement
During the summer the British government ran a public consultation on its proposals to revise the guidance for fire protection of schools.