LONDON -- London's fire commissioner said Thursday morning that it would be a miracle if any more survivors were found after the devastating high-rise fire that killed at least 17 people. That death ...

More than 1,000 claims have been made over the past six months to Scotland’s Cladding Remediation Programme (CRP), it has ...

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad, warned of the danger of the external cladding of buildings if they do not meet the safety requirements set by ...

The Guidance Note has been prepared by a Special Interest Group (SIG), comprising representatives of FIA member companies, other invited experts in the practice of fire risk assessment in housing ...

In a move to reduce the risk of fire, the Victorian Government in Australia has banned the use of certain external wall cladding products – should New Zealand follow suit? The Victorian government has ...

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Several tower blocks in Bristol are being refurbished with new cladding at the moment. With work taking place, or recently completed, at blocks in Barton Hill, Ashton and near St Mary Redcliffe. There ...

The Fire Protection Association (FPA) has won the right to carry out BS8414 tests backed by UKAS accreditation. BS8414, which comprises two parts, concerns the fire performance of external cladding ...

People have been evacuated from tower blocks in north London Cladding on 259 high-rise buildings has failed fire safety tests, latest figures reveal. The government announced plans to carry out tests ...