The union representing the overwhelming majority of firefighters has slammed new government guidance on building evacuation, saying that failings have left residents vulnerable to further ...

Thick smoke could be seen coming from a massive fire that broke out at an office building in a busy city centre. Emergency services raced to the scene at a 16-storey building at Colmore Circus ...

There has been yet another east London fire today in a high rise building, prompting an evacuation and significant alarm from people in the area. Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackled a blaze ...

A failure to bring in a legal requirement around evacuation plans following the Grenfell Tower fire is said to have left disabled people feeling disheartened, vulnerable and “totally let down”, a ...

Research commissioned by the government has found that the evacuation time from a high-rise block is halved when there is a second staircase. Research commissioned by the government has found that the ...

Choosing the right floor in a high-rise building is a decision that goes far beyond views and prestige. The floor level directly influences comfort, safety, noise exposure, wind effects, ...

A second London tower block has been caught in a raging inferno just hours after a house fire sparked a major evacuation in a set of Dagenham flats. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are ...

The next government has been urged to implement the recommendations, with personal emergency evacuation plans described as ‘standard stuff’. Disabled residents should be given personal emergency ...