In November, the newly established industrial fire resistance test facility in Cape Town, Ignis Fire Testing, tested nonCrete’s unique low-steel, low-carbon vaulted floor system.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A major fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California sent up flames of ...

The neighbouring houses in the Palisades were destroyed, and Chasen thinks it was a combination of luck and fire-resistant design strategies that kept his client's home safe. It is a conventional wood ...

A wind-driven fire in the Sylmar area rapidly expanded to 700 acres Wednesday with 0% containment. The Hurst Fire -- one of four major fires burning in Southern California amid fierce Santa Ana ...

A fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay 458, Sampaloc, Manila early Thursday morning, which affected around 500 families and left one person injured. According to a report of EJ Gomez on ...

These enhancements aim to optimize weight, strength, fire resistance, and other properties in a cost-effective manner. "Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating wildfires across ...

Plasterboard / Plaster should not be placed in any of your kerbside bins. Plasterboard / Plaster is made up of gypsum and when this is disposed of with biodegradable waste it can produce a poisonous ...

including planting fire-resistant vegetation and keeping any other trees and shrubs trimmed and away from houses. But housing demand is so high in cities like Los Angeles that developers often end ...

Owners cleared brush away from their stucco house that has a fire-resistant roof and multi-pane windows that blocked the flames. This house in Paradise was the first home to receive the Wildfire ...

Karina Maher and Michael Kovac, an architect, built their Los Angeles home with fire-resistant and sustainable features. When the Palisades fire broke out, their house remained intact while others ...

Amid the ruin of charred homes and blackened hillsides left devastated by the Palisades Fire, stands a home that held out against the flames and smoke that blanketed northwest LA last week.