A skyscraper fire or high-rise fire is a class of structural fire specific to tall buildings. Skyscraper fires are one of the most technical fire-suppression challenges...
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May 1, 2018 ... A massive fire engulfed two high-rise structures in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, causing one of the buildings to collapse.
This NFPA report includes an overall statistical perspective on the fire experience in high-rise buildings, analysis and discussion of risk in high-rise vs. other...
In 2009-2013, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 14,500 reported structure fires in high-rise buildings per year. These fires caused an...
Flames rip through Grenfell Tower in west London as firefighters attempt to control a huge blaze on June 14, 2017. Fire consumed most of the 24-story...
Firefighters battle a blaze at the residential building more than 11000 feet high above the Dubai marina.
May 1, 2018 ... SÃO PAULO, Brazil — A high-rise tower in São Paulo, Brazil, collapsed early Tuesday after a fire raged through the building and spread to two...
May 1, 2018 ... The high-rise tower collapsed after the fire raged through the building and spread to another structure nearby. Firefighters said at least one...
Apr 29, 2018 ... Two of the three people who were critically injured in a Sunday morning fire in East Harlem were children under 7 years old, an FDNY official...
The deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London wouldn't have spread past one apartment had the high-rise not been renovated and covered in flammable materials,...
May 15, 2018 ... Residents of The Plaza Midtown high-rise evacuated the 20-story building early Tuesday after a fire broke out.
Paul Shapiro looks at high-flow tandem pump operations for high-rise fire protection systems.
5 days ago ... A woman is dead after a fast-moving fire ripped through her Queens high-rise.
Apr 20, 2018 ... Chicago firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a fire on a balcony of a high rise apartment building in the city's River North neighborhood.
High-rise buildings present a unique risk to public safety. A high-rise building is classified as any building that has occupied floors 75 feet or higher above the...
May 15, 2018 ... An 18-wheeler caught fire Tuesday morning (May 15), shutting down the eastbound lanes of I-10 before the High Rise for almost five hours,...
This lightweight fire hose is ideal for high-rise packs. At about half the weight of standard double jacketed hose, the Hi Rise Fire Hose is easier and less stressfull...
May 15, 2018 ... Fire ripped through a high rise building in Midtown Atlanta early Tuesday morning, evacuating residents and forcing the closure of West...
Video high-rise drill NBFDVideos – New Berlin Fire Department, Portable . ... Residents in London High-Rise Fire Wrongly Told to Stay Inside. June 5, 2018...
Apr 22, 2018 ... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire broke out Sunday atop a prominent skyscraper in Dubai, sending smoke billowing from its roof and...
Apr 9, 2018 ... High rise fires can be terrifying and one expert has tips about what you should do if you find yourself trapped in a blaze like the residents of...
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Apr 29, 2018 ... EAST HARLEM — Twelve people were injured after a fire broke out at a high-rise building in East Harlem Sunday morning. The fire broke out...
Any existing or preordinance building exceeding 80 feet in height designed or used in whole or in part as a hotel shall be equipped with a high rise fire system...
Mar 20, 2018 ... A residential high-rise building in Sunny Isles Beach was briefly evacuated Tuesday after an apartment caught fire on the 12th floor.
Nov 8, 2017 ... Firefighters rushed to put out a small electrical fire on the roof of a Portland high rise building Wednesday morning.Just after 8:30 a.m., reports...
Dec 5, 2017 ... WILKES-BARRE -- Two people are dead after fire ripped through a high-rise building in Wilkes-Barre, according to city officials. The coroner...
Jan 5, 2018 ... Residents were evacuated from a high-rise apartment building on Thursday evening due to a fire.
Dec 18, 2017 ... The fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a high-rise residential building in west London, in June. The flammable exterior cladding installed on the...
Dec 11, 2017 ... Officials say a man intentionally set fire to his downtown apartment, displacing more than 100 older and disabled residents in the high-rise...
Jun 15, 2017 ... Your safety in a high-rise fire depends, almost entirely, on the high-rise itself. But there are some steps you can take.
Dec 21, 2017 ... Criminal charges are possible in the high-rise apartment fire that injured five residents and a Jacksonville firefighter this week.
Jun 19, 2017 ... Most major cities with many high-rise buildings have detailed building codes and fire safety rules requiring several layers of protections in tall...
May 16, 2017 ... A fire early Monday morning claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman at an older downtown high-rise that does not have a sprinkler system.
