This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The city of Los Angeles repeatedly approved development in fire-prone areas in violation of state standards for ...

Marin County residents who are building new structures in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas soon will be prohibited from using wood in their exterior walls, even wood treated with fire ...

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history. The fire resulted in the deaths of ...

Connecticut lawmakers have voted down a proposed update to the state building and fire code, citing fears it would make new housing development harder. The plan, years in the making, included wider ...

The new code would have required wider access roads for fire trucks, and allowed local fire officials to decide which side of ...

The code sets building and safety rules for most buildings outside residential homes.