A former New York City Fire Department chief will spend 20 months behind bars after admitting to taking thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for preferential treatment on building inspections and approvals. Brian Cordasco, a chief in the Bureau …
Minnesota regulators said on Feb. 7 that a historic lodge destroyed in a fire had three unresolved violations from a recent fire code inspection, but it wasn’t clear if those violations played a role in the blaze. A staffer at …
Nails deteriorated by years of exposure to the sand, salt and moisture from the ocean gave way, causing a deck collapse that hurt 24 people as they posed for a picture at a North Carolina beachfront home, authorities said. The …
A new audit says the Louisiana state fire marshal’s office is falling short in its building inspections and five prevention monitoring. Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s Office issued a report that said the fire marshal hasn’t consistently inspected Louisiana’s schools, universities, …
