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Fire destroys Mayfair home, displaces 20 people
A blaze in an overcrowded Johannesburg house exposes the dangers of illegal wiring and unregulated subletting in inner-ring suburbs.
Daily Maverick · 3m
Montgomery County eyes smoke hoods for tall apartment fires
A new bill would require high-rise rental buildings to stock emergency masks that help residents escape through smoke.
The Banner · 2m
Trump claims he is the code
The president ignored fire and safety warnings for a White House ballroom renovation, insisting building codes don't apply to him.
Mother Jones · 1m
Firefighters say Trump admin is failing them
Federal crews battling record wildfires report dangerous staffing shortages, aggressive tactics, and a breaking point.
Mother Jones · 2m · 5 views
Long Island town bans large battery storage
Islip votes unanimously to block new battery facilities over fire safety concerns.
ABC7 New York · 1m
The Grenfell director now running another borough's homes
Nine years on, the RBKC housing boss who pushed for cheaper cladding work has a £157,000 job overseeing 13,000 council homes.
the Guardian · 1m
A Bitcoin Mine Failed Its Fire Inspection, Badly
After spilling four million gallons of water, an Oklahoma crypto data center let inspectors inside, and it got worse.
Futurism · 1m · 5 views
She puts out fires with sound
A 16-year-old in Tamaulipas built a fire extinguisher that needs no water, no foam, just low-frequency sound.
Upsocl · 1m