Concerns raised over increase in unsafe disposal of lithium-ion batteries
January 5, 2023
Campaigners, local councils and safety experts are raising fire concerns over the dangers of incorrect disposal of lithium-ion batteries. Read More
Living in a Grade II-listed building in Kensington: not necessarily as prestigious as it sounds – fire-safety news round-up
October 25, 2016
A landlord has been fined £165,000 after a council inspection found overcrowded, unsafe conditions with no fire doors or smoke detectors. Read More
Number of obese people rescued by FRS soars by a third in three years (fire news roundup)
September 22, 2016
Also reported in our roundup: two recycling-plant fires in a week, another industrial blaze in Cornwall and a fine slapped on the Wembley landlord who crammed 16 people into a four-bed house. Read More
Fire Prevention at Waste Sites: How the Guidance is Evolving
April 27, 2016
Claire Rizos, director of Clarity Safety Solutions, examines current guidance and changes in the pipeline for a common, expensive and environmentally damaging problem. Read More
How Industrial VESDA VLI from Xtralis Protects Waste Transfer Stations
April 29, 2015
THE CHALLENGE Solid waste management is a crucial sector in our consumer society. It is a multi-billion-dollar industry and growing […] Read More
Raging for Days on End, Recycling-Plant Fires Are a Growing Menace
May 28, 2014
Forcing residents to stay indoors and raging for days or even weeks, recycling plant fires are one of the fire industry's most difficult and important challenges. Read More
Recycling Centre Fires Causing Huge Health Risk
August 23, 2013
A spate of blazes at recycling centres raises the question of whether our drive for sustainability comes at a price. […] Read More
Sprinkler activation ‘saves’ recycling building
August 15, 2012
A fire at a recycling plant in Shropshire was contained by the activation of a sprinkler system. The fire which […] Read More
Biggest fire in ‘many years’ hits NI recycling plant
July 30, 2012
A major fire at a clothes recycling plant in Newry, Northern Ireland, was described as “one of the biggest incidents […] Read More
40 tackle metal recycling plant blaze
August 23, 2011
Around 40 firefighters battled a blaze at a metal recycling plant in Nechells, Birmingham. Crews were called just before 9 […] Read More
