Retired engineers letter to the PM on lack of fire safety in banks triggers an alarm

A letter from a retired electrical engineer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the lack of fire-safety standards in banks has…

Vietnam cracks down on petrol stations that commit fire-safety violations

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam are strengthening control over the trade of oil and petroleum products to ensure…

UKs Deptt. For Education (DfE) launches review of fire safety in schools

The Department for Education has issued a call for evidence on how guidance around fire safety design in schools should be…

Delhi eateries with less than 50 seats continue to flout fire safety rules

Of an estimated 5,000 restaurants in Delhi, a mere 600 have ever been checked for fire safety norms adherence because of a legal…

30 Karol Bagh, New Delhi, hotels to be shut over fire safety

The Delhi government has suspended the fire certificates of 30 hotels in Karol Bagh for lacking adequate safety mechanisms,…

Fire safety failures found in more than half of Londons care homes

More than half of the capitals care homes have failed London Fire Brigade safety checks.During inspections of 177 care homes, the…

Fire safety law makes alarms compulsory in every Scottish home

Every local home must have fitted smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms by February 2021, under new laws that follow on from the…

United Technologies puts brakes on selling Chubb Unit

United Technologies Corp. has halted the sale of its Chubb fire-safety and security business because of recent market volatility…

300 Professionals attend OSAC AGM in New Delhi

OSAC Delhi Chapter held its AGM at the United States embassy recently in New Delhi. The day long event attended by nearly 300…

Middle East fire safety market to hit $3bn by 2024

The Middle Easts market for firefighting systems, fire detection and alarm systems, and emergency exit and lighting, is predicted…

3026 Mumbai buildings get notices for flouting fire safety measures

In a fire safety audit of 6142 buildings done by the Mumbai Fire Brigade department from the year 2015 to October this year,…

Need for fire safety audit stressed

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, stressed on the need for carrying out the fire safety audit of the households…