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One person was injured during the two-alarm fire in the 19-story condominium
The girl had a lingering question after the fire department taught her school about fire safety: Where would she go to escape a fire on her second floor bedroom?
The 1966 blaze was the deadliest fire in the history of the FDNY until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
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Officials said the fire started between the 8th and 12th floors before spreading to the upper stories; one firefighter was injured battling the blaze
Firefighters credited good teamwork for the successful rescue efforts in the high-heat, low-visibility conditions of the all-hands blaze
Firefighters managed to pull the workers through two windows after a scaffold malfunction left them stranded
An ideal collapse zone is set up to be at a minimum 1.5 times the height of the building to provide a large enough buffer zone
Fires on upper levels of high-rise buildings are complex, made even more difficult with the exterior skin burning problem
Videos showed flames engulfing the full height of the building as debris crashed on to cars below
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The man, a 19-year-old French citizen, was gravely injured in the blaze at the 25-story apartment building, which was not equipped with sprinklers
City officials had asked for buildings to be retrofitted after a 2013 fire at the same 1960s-era apartment building
Firefighters rescued residents from the roof of the 25-story apartment building during the fire that officials have deemed “suspicious”
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The former fire marshal said sprinklers like those installed in every high-rise unit in St. Paul could have saved lives in the Minneapolis blaze that killed five
A Public Housing Authority document listed sprinklers as a future priority in the 50-year-old building
Fire Chief Fruetel described the scene as “an extreme environment of heat and wind-driven fire”
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An initial inquiry report highlighted “significant systemic failings” by the LFB, including poor evacuation, command and communication procedures
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is working on a drone that can search for trapped victims in high-rise building fires by quickly flying through
Jacksonville Fire Department firefighter Patrick Schneider responded to his first high rise call to save two men who were dangling from the side of the building
The North Kensington fire station crew who responded to the fire said they want to help heal the community after grieving with them
Preliminary findings from the Grenfell Tower Interim Report discuss six major areas for improvement in fire safety
Fire officials said a civilian was treated for serious injuries and a firefighter was treated for minor injuries
“The mindset of doing things as cheaply as possible and passing on responsibility for problems and shortcomings to others must stop,” a British official said
The fire department tweeted that about 150 firefighters rescued around 20 tenants from the building
Police said the final two victims were identified this week and they are confident no one remains missing
When word got out that cash was stolen from an apartment, victims’ families said the suspect was “stealing from the graveyard”
David Badillo refused an invitation to a reception hosted by Theresa May because he has to work a second job due to pay cuts
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