The fire in a Honduras prison that killed 360 people was caused by a prisoner falling asleep while smoking, officals have said

A bus depot fire in Greenock, Inverclyde, destroys two buses in a fire police are treating as "deliberate"

A fire in a Polish sausage smokehouse has been described as "the best-smelling fire we’ve seen in a long time”

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service have taken part in a think sprinkler demonstration for a hard hitting film on the BBC, one year after the tragic deaths of four children

Scotland’s accounts commission has praised Fife Fire and Rescue Service for its effective work, but warned that budget constrains could lead to an increase in community risk

Kellogg’s manufacturing plant was hit by two unrelated fire incidents within days last week, it has been revealed

At least 350 dead in the worst prison fire in over a century as a UN report suggests that half of inmates were not convicted

Mary Glindon, MP, gives a compelling speech to a parliamentary seminar examing the long lasting effects of fire in the community

The joint owner of a Chinese takeaway has paid more than £11,000 after breaching fire safety legislation.

Stop trying to convince people about the usefulness of sprinklers, and start lobbying - the message from annual parliamentary seminar on fire and rescue

A report into the retrofitting of sprinklers in existing high-rise blocks of flats will conclude that it is both cost effective and practical to do so, following a pilot installation last year.

Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate after a fire broke out in the University of York’s chemistry department.

A fire which broke out at a newly built secondary school was successfully extinguished and confined to the room of origin by the building’s sprinkler system.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have criticised Asda for promoting the use of chip pans in the February edition of their Asda Magazine

Local Acts – which include fire safety provisions over and above those in the Building Regulations – are to be scrapped, the government has announced.

A London hotel has had to pay more than £260,000 in fines and costs in what is believed to be the first jury trial of a case under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

A fire has gutted the cookery school building at River Cottage HQ, the famous home of TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

A police constable has been praised for his bravery after he ran into a blazing building and rescued 15 people in the early hours of Saturday 4 February.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service release CCTV footage of an arsonist accidentally setting himself on fire (he was unhurt)

Humberside Fire & Rescue Service are to trial the installation of sprinklers in the homes of elderly and vulnerable people, unable to escape in the event of a fire

A 14th century ‘luxury’ wedding venue has paid more than £23,000 after pleading guilty to nine fire safety offences.

BTE Systems' Jason Burke will attempt a 150-mile race across the Sahara in aid of the Fire Fighters charity

A gas pipe fire at a steelworks has led to a second safety conviction in just over a month for TATA steel

London Fire Brigade have saved over £9m over the last four years by dramatically reducing the number of false alarm calls attended, according to new figures released

A huge fire near the BBC’s television centre closes underground stations and main road into London as a huge plume of smoke is sent across West London

Electrically powered vehicles do not pose a greater risk of fire than conventionally fuelled cars, a US government agency has said.

An independent fire safety advisor is claimed to be the first in the UK to have proven his competence as a fire risk assessor against the recently published competency criteria for fire risk assessors.

Sixty firefighters tackled a blaze on an industrial estate which left three units damaged.

A takeaway restaurant above which staff had been sleeping has been ordered to pay more than £24,000 after admitting a series of offences under fire safety legislation.

The Fire Industry Association has branded the decision of a fire service not to attend unconfirmed automatic fire alarms as ‘confrontational’.

A driver of a fuel tanker has been charged with a number of offences after the vehicle crashed into a bungalow setting the property alight.

A building containing a plant room, sauna and swimming pool was badly damaged and 11 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a gym in Kent.

A Chinese restaurant has been forced to temporarily close after fire broke out on the premises.

A vast 3500 year old tree in Florida was destroyed by fire earlier this week in mysterious circumstances

The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has revealed the seminar programme for their annual conference which takes place on 15th March, in Warwickshire

40 firefighters attend a significant fire in a 22-story tower block that has left one flat completely gutted

BMW have issued a mssive recall of 235,000 Mini's following the discovery of a fire risk in the water pump of certain models

The Scottish Government have today announced a huge proposed reform of Scottish fire and rescue services that will mean the creation of a single combined department

A new vocational qualification – the International Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management – has been launched this week by safety, health and environmental examination board, NEBOSH.

Eurotunnel carried out a massive drill at the weekend to test their new automatic fire suppression systems, built in response to the freight fire of 2008

In the absence of central government direction, the fire safety sector can only develop its own policies and standards if it presents a united front, according to the president of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection, Brian Robinson.

A Salford takeaway has paid £13,000 after pleading guilty to nine offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

Lambeth Council have received a number of fire safety enforcement notices after London Fire Brigade inspectors found failings in council-owned buildings

A fire believed to have been started deliberately following a burglary at a multi-occupied premises was brought under control by sprinklers.

A fire has gutted the recording studio and storage facility of Bradford based post-punk band, New Model Army.

Fire chiefs are pushing ahead with a consultation to relocate fire stations to a new £6m emergency services hub in Cornwall, despite criticisms

A hybrid car that risked fire following a side-on impact has had a solution identified by General Motors, but the repairs will cost almost $9 million

A businessman and former Lord Mayor has been sentenced to 26 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years following breaches of fire safety law at his factory.

A document setting out criteria against which the competence of a fire risk assessor can be assessed is now available.

Brixton Academy played host to 20 firefighters this Christmas as a fire broke out in the bar area of the famous venue