Who Is to Blame for Deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire? September 5, 2024 By Catarina Demony and Michael Holden A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze concluded on Wednesday that a “culmination of decades of...
UK Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Blames All Deaths on Incompetence and Greed September 5, 2024 By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings...
Fire Fears After UK’s Grenfell Disaster Set Back Wood Building, With Insurance as Factor April 27, 2023 By Olivia Rudgard To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber,...
UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding March 15, 2023 By Marion Dakers Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding...
Huge Fire Rips Through Skyscraper in Hong Kong Shopping District March 3, 2023 By Richard Frost A 42-story hotel being constructed in one of Hong Kong’s tourism districts went up in flames before firefighters brought the...
High-Rise Fire in Maryland Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents February 21, 2023 One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in...
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...
Britain Proposes Reforms for Insuring Apartment Blocks After Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire September 21, 2022 Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed reforming how apartment blocks are insured after the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell...
UK Homebuilders Commit More Than £2B to Fix Fire Safety Issues April 18, 2022 By Jack Sidders Developers responsible for building half of the new homes in the UK have committed more than 2 billion pounds ($2.6...
Major British Housebuilders Pledge to Remove Flammable Cladding April 6, 2022 Four major British housebuilders have signed a government-backed safety pledge to remove flammable roof coverings from buildings which came into...