Deadly Fire at Assisted Living Facility Prompts Massachusetts Safety Reforms January 14, 2026 By Michael Casey Massachusetts is enacting a series of safety reforms at assisted living facilities including increased inspections and better access to records...
Door of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Was Locked, Says RTS January 13, 2026 By Bastian Benrath-Wright and Hugo Miller A service door that might have offered a second escape route at the Swiss bar where a deadly fire claimed...
Switzerland Mourns Fire Victims as Country Seeks Answers; Insurers Assess Damages January 9, 2026 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Hugo Miller and Isabel Demetz With flags already at half-mast across Switzerland, a chorus of church bells rang out in churches across Switzerland at 2...
Fire Safety Inspections Lapsed for Years at Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in New Year’s Blaze January 9, 2026 By Geir Moulson Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year’s...
Massachusetts Survey Identifies Safety Issues for Assisted Living Residences October 29, 2025 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey cited the results of a survey on safety of all 272 assisted living residences (ALRs) in...
Four Gabriel House Residents Sue Over Assisted Living Facility’s Deadly Fire August 5, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson Two lawsuits have been filed over the tragic fire at a Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living facility that took the...
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...