UP earmarks Rs 350 crore for high-rise fire tenders in 11 cities

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh housing department has earmarked Rs 350 crore to procure advanced fire tenders with hydraulic ...

Govt. proposes raising height of high-rise buildings from 15 to 21 metres in Bengaluru

Karnataka proposes increasing high-rise building height limit in Bengaluru from 15 to 21 metres, encouraging denser urban development.
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44 dead, hundreds missing in high-rise inferno in Hong Kong

Nov. 26 (UPI) --Forty-four people, including a firefighter, are dead and hundreds are missing in Hong Kong after a massive high-rise fire Wednesday that hit multiple buildings in the small Chinese ...
The Washington Post

Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 44

At least 44 people were killed after a huge fire engulfed several high-rise buildings in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, the city’s top official said Wednesday. At least 279 people remain missing, ...
The Conversation

The Hong Kong high‑rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency

The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close ...
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A Research-Driven Approach to High-Rise Fire Risks to Firefighters and Occupants

Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings. Research that was conducted by the ...
The Register-Guard

Legendary Fire Instructors Converge in Colorado Springs Focused on Interior Attacks in High-Rise and Big-Box Fires

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The seats at Hotel Polaris were full before 8 a.m. Firefighters from 16 states ...