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Fire Engulfs High-Rise Buildings, Killing at Least 4 in Hong Kong

A fire ravaged multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing at least four people. The raging fire sent up a column of flames and thick smoke and then spread on bamboo scaffolding that ...
Firehouse

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.
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From fires to false alarms, high-rises a challenge as Ann Arbor grows denser

ANN ARBOR, MI — When the 19-story Legacy high-rise opened behind the Michigan Theater last August, it welcomed hundreds of ...

DC firefighters battle high-rise apartment building fire in bitter cold; 9 displaced

Temperatures settled in the single digits overnight as D.C. firefighters battled a fire at a high-rise apartment building in ...

Victim who died in high-rise fire was disabled, family confirms

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The person who died in a fire at a West Price Hill high-rise has been identified by the Hamilton County ...
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3 arrested in Hong Kong, as a high-rise fire leaves at least 36 dead and 279 reported missing

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The blaze spread rapidly through bamboo scaffolding and construction netting, hindering firefighters’ rescue ...