The London Assembly Fire, Resilience and Emergency Planning Committee submitted the attached letter in response to the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government’s (MHCLG) building safety consultation. Commenting on the Committee’s response to the consultation, Chair of the Fire, Resilience…
Residential Fire Threatened a Children’s Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam
A fire in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi last Monday threated the nearby children’s hospital. The fire that engulfed at least 20 households in central Hanoi destroyed many residences total wealth. Luckily there were no injuries or deaths reported, unlike…
Cladding Blamed for Siberian Fire that Destroyed Apartment Complex.
Firefighters are reported as claiming that cladding materials helped a fire’s rapid rise as it ripped through a high-rise apartment complex in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk – the third largest city in Siberia – sending 150 people fleeing for…