23 people died in a nightclub fire in Thailand, with flammable foam blamed for the rapid fire spread. The fire on 4th August in the MountainB nightclub, Chonburi Province, 150 km from Bangkok, is stated to have been accelerated by flammable soundproofing foam on walls...
Biden-Harris administration launches action to modernise and implement building safety and energy codes across the US. The initiative aims to help State and local governments adopt the latest building codes (in effect, the ICC Residential and Building codes IRC and...
Combustible cladding is banned on high rise buildings and non FR polyethylene composite panels on all new buildings. The UK Government’s revision of fire safety guidance is part of an ongoing tightening of building regulations following the Grenfell fire. As well as...
New South Wales Australia shows nearly 44 000 residential fires in ten years, with higher incidence in social housing. The study, using nine data sources, covered all fires reported to fire services in NSW (population c. 8 million) 2005-2014. Over this period, 43 700...
German sports electric car uses Lanxess (pinfa member) non-halogenated flame retardant nylon for charger heat dissipation. The charging system manufacturer is Leopold Kostal GmbH, Luedenscheid, Germany, a global automotive, solar and electrical contact system...
