A series of tests conducted by The Copper Sustainability Partnership (CuSP) have revealed that plastic pipes pose significant ...

In today’s fast-paced world, safety in our homes and workplaces is more crucial than ever. Most fire-related incidents occur ...

The few structures still standing in Altadena and Pacific Palisades may offer clues on making homes more resistant to wildfire.

The Los Angeles fire disaster and the many fires we regularly experience in South Africa are a powerful reminder of the need for fire-resistant building materials and methods across the housing ...

While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were ...

LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...

Istanbul, Turkey — A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 76 people and injuring at least 51 more, the interior minister said. Witnesses said ...

Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, growing to more than 10,000 acres and forcing mass evacuations. Around ...

We hear that insurers in California are mandated to consider a home’s fire-resistant elements. It seems you get credit for screening vents but punished for building an essentially fireproof ...

He said the building's exterior wooden facade should have been 100% fire-resistant, but that did not appear to be the case. The head of the Turkish Fire Protection and Education Foundation told ...

According to local reports, a hillside brush fire near Avenida De Las Tiendas in Mission Valley is prompting some evacuations in the immediate area. Dozens of firefighters are on the scene ...