At first glance, having fire-resistive or fire-protective doors in your home seems like a no-brainer. However, the discussion of fire-rated doors quickly descends into a tangle of international ...

Interior doors are moveable structures designed and constructed for indoor use. The primary function provides access and egress to a room or other space inside of a building. These doors are used in ...

The Office of Residential Services strives to maintain an environment where ... We have established meeting areas to go to once you’re safely outside the building. Use the fire escapes only if fire ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems. Residential smoke alarm systems, ...

Three men have been arrested following a shooting in Walton. It was reported at around 11.55pm on Saturday, September 7 that ...

I wanted to create a system to close internal doors to cut oxygen to a fire source," said an inventor, from Dalton Gardens, Idaho, "so I invented the SELF CLOSING RESIDENTIAL FIRE HINGE.

Some plants use the heat to their advantage. Scrub oak and chamise, an evergreen shrub, resprout from roots or branches after fire has incinerated their outer limbs. If fire destroys their ...

Dionne Barnes, 52, had lived in her two-bedroom flat for seven years when the toaster began to produce sparks and 'bang' at ...

Residents in the area were advised to keep their windows and doors closed. Bedfordshire police shut Woburn Street from the town's rugby club to the town centre while fire crews fought to bring the ...

Police, fire and rescue ... windows and doors closed where reasonable to avoid acrid smoke.” More to follow when there is an ...

Three adults and one child have been taken to hospital after a large house fire. Emergency services were called to the incident in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of Newcastle, shortly ...

The service says there is a large smoke plume, and it is urging residents to keep doors and windows closed. The fire is creating a large smoke plume. Credit: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Crews from ...