Fire Kills a New York Cat Sanctuary Founder and 100+ Rescued Felines April 3, 2025 By Julie Walker and Philip Marcelo A fire burned down a cat shelter in suburban New York, killing its founder and more than 100 of the...
Georgia Commissioner Proposes New Rules on Lithium Batteries, Mobile Homes February 21, 2025 The Georgia Office of insurance commissioner will hold a hearing March 20 on new rules regarding fire safety, including the...
Child Dies, Another Injured When Christmas Tree Catches Fire in NC Home December 18, 2023 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — One child was killed and another was injured when a Christmas tree caught fire in a...
Memorial Honors 1911 Factory Fire Deaths That Galvanized Push for Workplace Safety October 13, 2023 By Deepti Hajela On March 25, 1911, 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were killed when a fire broke out at the Triangle...
Orient Insurance Loses Bid to Recover Payout for Dubai Hotel Fire September 23, 2022 By Malak Harb DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An insurance company that was ordered to pay more than a billion dirhams in...
State Farm Fire Prevention Pilot Tests Sensors That Detect Electrical Wiring Defects November 17, 2020 By Jim Sams State Farm is sending sensors that can detect hazards in electric wiring to 40,000 homeowners in California, Arizona and Texas...
Not All Homes in Wildfire Zones Are Uninsurable. Here’s How Insurers Can Tell. May 22, 2020 By Jim Sams Fire-risk scores now used by insurance underwriters can sometimes can make it challenging for homeowners to find coverage. Zesty.ai, a...
High-Rise Building Catches Fire in United Arab Emirates May 7, 2020 A high-rise tower caught fire Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates and authorities said it wasn’t immediately clear what caused...
Mother’s Voice More Effective in Smoke Alarm for Kids Than High-Pitch Tone December 13, 2018 A sleeping child is more likely to be awakened by voice alarms than by traditional tone alarms, new research finds....
No Delay for Honolulu Condo Owners to Perform Fire Safety Evaluations December 11, 2018 A measure that would have given condominium owners two extra years to comply with a Honolulu fire safety law has...