Deanese Williams-Harris, Adriana Pérez - Chicago Tribune One person is dead and several victims were injured Wednesday in an extra-alarm fire at a high-rise building in the Kenwood neighborhood that burned through several floors of the building and sent debris...
Fire at Aiea (HI) High-Rise Kills 77-Year-Old Resident; No Sprinklers in Pre-1975 Condo Tower
Rosemarie Bernardo - The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Jan. 21—A 77-year-old man and two dogs were killed in a fire that broke out Friday morning at a residential high-rise in Aiea. A 77-year-old man and two dogs were killed in a fire that broke out Friday morning at a...
Grenfell Firefighters Facing Elevated Cancer Rates
Firefighters who battled the Grenfell high-rise fire in 2017 are being diagnosed with cancer at an alarming rate. Britain's Daily Mirror reports that roughly a dozen firefighters, some as young as 40, have been diagnosed with cancers such as leukemia and colon...
Glenside (PA) Fire Department Gives a Look Inside its High-Rise Apartment Pack
Glenside Lieutenant Kevin Graham and crew give an overview of the apartment pack it uses at high-rise fires. It includes the appliances in the 'bag of tricks,' how to hook up to the interior standpipe connection, how to pack the lines, and how a 4-person engine...
More Than 50 Firefighters Respond to Large Fire in Downtown Syracuse (NY) High-Rise
Rylee Kirk- syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. — A large fire Saturday night forced the evacuation of Icon Tower, a high-rise of apartments, offices and retail space in downtown Syracuse. At 7:14 p.m. someone called 911 to report smoke in the building at 344 S. Warren St.,...
One Killed, Three Hurt in Pittsburgh (PA) High-Rise Apartment Building Fire
Brian C. Rittmeyer The Tribune-Review, Greensburg Dec. 12—One person was killed, another was critically injured and two emergency responders were hurt in a fire in a Downtown Pittsburgh apartment building Sunday night. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, police,...
Fire Safety Research Institute Releases ‘Plan Your Escape: High-Rise Apartment Fire’ Video
The Fire Safety Research Institute released a new video as part of our Fire Prevention Week: Fire Moves Fast. Plan Ahead to Save Lives series. The “Plan Your Escape: High-Rise Apartment Fire” video combines our real research footage with 3D modeling to show fire...
Fire Races Up Exterior Cladding in 24-Story Istanbul Residential Building
Ergin Hava dpa Istanbul — A fire at a 24-storey residential building in Turkey's largest city Istanbul was brought under control on Saturday, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said. The building was evacuated and there were no casualties, İmamoğlu wrote on Twitter. He...
High-Rise Buildings – Understanding the Vertical Challenge
At the turn of the 20th century, only a few hundred people lived or worked in a high-rise building. Today millions do. In the near future, more than a billion people will live or work in a high-rise environment. The news reported almost instantaneously...
Woman Hospitalized After Syracuse (NY) High-Rise Fire
Anne Hayes - syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y.— Dozens of emergency vehicles flooded the entrance to a Syracuse apartment building after smoke was seen throughout the building Tuesday. Around 5:32 a.m., the Syracuse Fire Department received reports of smoke on multiple...
Fire Engulfs 42-Story High-Rise in China
BEIJING (AP) — A massive fire sent flames and black smoke pouring Friday from a 42-story skyscraper in central China belonging to the country's largest telecoms operator, but no casualties were reported, officials said. Dozens of floors burned in the China...
Rochester (NY) High-Rise Fire Claimed a Life
Firefighters responded to a high-rise fire in Rochester's Hudson Ridge Towers Tuesday night that killed a man. The fire broke out on the 11th floor of the building around 7 p.m., and by the time crews arrived heavy smoke was pouring from the building, WROC reports. It...