Along with falls in construction activity and new building permits, the sprinkler market declined in most European countries in 2023. Norway is one of two countries to publish statistics. These are collected by Brannteknisk Forening, the Norwegian fire protection trade

German media report that a fire in the Haus Simon home for the elderly in Bedburg-Hau near the Dutch border early on the 4th March killed four residents and led to 24 others going to hospital, including a policeman, fire

Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association, has published statistics on the numbers of sprinklers and related system components sold in Sweden in 2023. The analysis began in 1980 and shows clear market growth since then. 868,891 sprinklers were sold in 2023,

National and international media widely covered the awful fire in two high-rise buildings in Valencia on 22 February. 10 people are reported dead, with 14 more injured. The fire was reported to have started in a kitchen appliance on the

Spanish media report that a fire in a care home in Aravaca, an upmarket area in west Madrid, killed three elderly people and hospitalised 15 more of the 38 residents. The fire was reported at seven in the morning, when

BAFSA, the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association, celebrated its 50th anniversary this month. In that time the UK sprinkler industry has doubled in size, with a much higher proportion of new buildings now protected with sprinklers. BAFSA, working with the

Members of the European Parliament and many fire safety groups have come together to call for a European strategy on fire safety. The diffierent European bodies do not coordinate efforts to improve fire safety in Europe. While building regulations is

A fire on 10 October destroyed a new car park at Luton Airport, north of London. Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service believes none of the 1,500 cars in the car park will be salvageable. The fire is reported to have

Spanish and international media report that a fire early on Sunday, 1st October killed 13 people in a nightclub in Murcia, southeast Spain. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Nightclubs in Spain do not need to be

Italian media report that fire has killed another care home resident. Early on 14 August while residents were asleep a fire in the Casa di Arianna care home in Parma killed a 62-year-old resident and hospitalised 11 others. According to