French media report that 11 people have died in a fire in a hostel in Witzenheim, near Colmar in eastern France. The fire was reported early in the morning on 9 August. Those who died had disabilities. All who were

Italian media report that a fire in a care home in Milan has killed six residents. 81 others are in hospital. The fire brigade was called at 01:20 on 7 July. The fire started in a bedroom and smoke spread

Over 380 delegates attended Fire Sprinker International 2023 in Amsterdam on 31 May and 1 June. This was a record attendance with delegates able to choose from over 40 presentations on a wide range of water-based supppression system topics. In

Italian media report that a fire in a seven storey building undergoing renovation has led to the death of one person and severe injuries to three others. 100 people have been displaced with tents erected to accommodate them. The building

The Paris Fire Brigade has posted a video of a fire in an underground car park in Aubervilliers, which led to structural collapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-74Yu1fQSGY Two firefighters received minor injuries. French regulations now require sprinklers in new covered car parks but there are

Brannteknisk Forening, the Norwegian Fire Industry Association, has published sprinkler and water mist nozzle shipment data for 2022. It was a record year, with the total number of sprinklers sold increasing by 15% to 902,767. Of these, 22% were residential

Sprinklerfrämjandet, the Swedish sprinkler association, has released its annual sprinkler statistics report. 2022 was another record year, with 913,526 sprinklers sold. 4% were residential sprinklers. Read more

bvfa, the German fire protection trades association, has for several years used press reports to collect statistics on fire deaths and injuries in German healthcare facilities. It found that at least 20 deaths and 470 injures occured in 2022. These

French media report that a fire in an apartment building in Vaulx-en-Velin, a suburb on Lyon in France, has killed 10 people, of whom five were children, and severely injured four more. 11 others were less seriously injured, including two

20 years ago today, on 6 December 2002, I received confirmation of the company registration of the European Fire Sprinkler Network. I could then make all the other arrangements for the EFSN to start operating on 1 February 2003 -