The failure of fire alarms in the deadly Tai Po blaze could have delayed the response and evacuation of residents, according to a leading Hong Kong fire safety specialist. Anthony Lam Chun-man, a ...

Many windows were covered, preventing residents from seeing the fire and smoke, one survivor said. By Joy Dong Reporting from Hong Kong Lau Yu Hung said he and his wife had barely escaped in time.

Anytime you hear the fire alarm in your building. (Evacuation is MANDATORY during fire alarms) If you smell smoke or know an actual fire is burning. When instructed to do so by CWRU Police Dispatch, ...

Hong Kong tower fire: The massive blaze that swept through the high-rise complex in Tai Po on Wednesday left 128 people dead. Hong Kong’s fire services on Friday said that the alarm systems in the ...

Home security and alarm systems have become smarter, more affordable and far easier to install in recent years, with most offering app control and integration with other smart home devices, and some ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 has learned that the smoke alarms were not working in a deadly house fire that killed 2 women and a child in Lexington. At around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a motorhome on ...

Furious survivors of the Hong Kong apartment block disaster have claimed fire alarms failed to go off when the blaze broke out. Former district councillor Herman Yiu Kwan-ho said residents reported ...

RICHMOND HILL, Queens (WABC) -- Flames quickly spread between four row houses in Queens overnight, leaving three people injured and several residents forced out of their homes. More than 200 ...

MILLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A tragic house fire in Tuscola County claimed the lives of a brother and sister with special needs, while another person remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Hong Kong resident KC Chen believes luck saved his wife from one of the city's deadliest disasters. The elderly man had just got home from a bike ride when he saw flames climbing up one of the ...

At least 128 people are now known to have died, with dozens still missing after a fire ripped through a high-rise Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, authorities say At a news briefing, they ...

The deadly blaze that engulfed a densely populated Hong Kong apartment complex has prompted scrutiny in Korea over whether its high-rise residential and commercial buildings are adequately prepared to ...