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 ...

The study of smoke movement and fire dynamics in high-rise buildings is critical for improving fire safety and resilience in modern urban environments. Recent investigations have focussed on the ...

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...

Erica Kuligowski is affiliated with the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) as a Section Editor for their Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering (Human Behaviour Section) and as a member of ...

The Israeli army bombed a 12-storey high-rise building in Gaza City on Friday. Eyewitnesses reported that the building, known as Mushtaha Tower, was completely destroyed. The Israeli military ...

Telangana government has relaxed Transferable Development Rights norms following builders’ objections. TDR utilization slabs ...