Between 2014 and 2018, US fire departments responded to more than 350,000 house fires. That accounts for more than 25% of all fires in the country. Unsurprisingly, cooking and smoking are the most ...

Home fires are often unpredictable, and they can be deadly: Data collected between 2016 and 2020 found that fire departments responded to 343,100 home fires annually. These fires resulted in 2,610 ...

DETROIT — More than 40 million fire extinguishers, some on the market for more than four decades, are being recalled because they may not work in an emergency. One death has been linked to problems ...

We all want to believe that we’ll never need to put out a fire at home. But just like we pay for car insurance just in case we get in an accident, having a small fire extinguisher at home is an easy ...

FIRE extinguishers are a common sight wherever you travel, from government buildings to businesses to restaurants. They are placed in conspicuous locations purposely so they are easy to locate in case ...

THE fire extinguishers were often locked away at Le Constellation bar, where a blaze killed 40 during New Year’s celebrations ...

Editor's note: Jon Taluba is an emergency management consultant. It's hard to imagine that a simple decision on whether to extinguish a small fire or solely evacuate a fire compartment within a health ...

Organisations and institutions have been advised to ensure the availability of functional fire extinguishers at their workplaces, to enable prompt response to fire outbreaks. Divisional Officer II ...

A block of flats where a fire ravaged and families were forced to escape through windows did not have any fire extinguishers or sprinkler system. Rynet Court on Marsh House Lane in Warrington was the ...

Families have demanded a speedy investigation and trial, accusing management of negligence.