Hong Kong officials want to expand oversight of building maintenance after deadly fire

HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials on Wednesday proposed expanding oversight of building maintenance projects and stronger fire ...
Business Wire

UL Solutions Breaks Ground on Global Fire Science Center of Excellence in Illinois

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced the beginning of construction on its state-of-the-art Global Fire Science ...
Reuters

Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches and a residents' revolt

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Homeowners at the complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires were incorrectly told the contractor that authorities blame for the blaze had a ...
The New York Times

Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire

Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did not take decisive action. By Selam Gebrekidan Amy Chang Chien and ...
Open Access Government

Purpose-built residential block – critical fire safety failures uncovered

A recent investigation into a five-storey purpose-built residential block of flats revealed two major fire safety failings ...
North Penn Now

Why Fire-Rated Timber Is Becoming Standard in Modern Construction

Fire safety used to sit somewhere near the edge of architectural thinking. It was addressed, documented, approved, and then quietly filed away while design decisions moved on. That approach no longer ...