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Architects have always sought to make tall buildings safe. This can be done in two ways- first is by using a range of suppression technologies, in other words stopping fires from taking hold in the first place, or limiting their spread if and when they do. The second was is by extinguishing—ensuring that there are…

The nation’s biggest bank has backed the creation of a searchable public register of buildings with flammable cladding to ensure potential purchasers know what they are buying. Under current rules, purchasers rely on vendors to declare any issues with cladding in sale documents. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which has the nation’s largest home loan book,…

The fire that tore through a block of units and a commercial business in South Brisbane on Thursday is believed to have been started by a clothes dryer machine. The fire started in the unit block, which was gutted, the business next door was damaged and thick plumes of grey smoke were sent skywards, blanketing…

A unit has been destroyed by a blaze that broke out in a unit complex and caused the evacuation of 50 people in Brisbane’s northside. Emergency services were called to Camborne Street at Alderley about 9pm on Saturday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said the fire was under control half an hour after…

As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, proactive investors are updating their smoke alarms to fit new compliance legislation, but one mistake can cost them thousands. As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder the dropping temperature serves as a prudent reminder to investors to make sure their rental properties…

ONE person has been taken to hospital following a fire at a house on the northern Gold Coast. Emergency services were called to the home at Jacobs Well just before 5am on Anzac Day. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman told myGC there was a small fire inside the home but the occupants managed…

Gold Coast parents have spent 4½ hours searching for their missing daughter after their house and cabin were engulfed by fire on Tuesday. Fire crews raced to the Tomewin Mountain Road residence in Currumbin Valley just after 4am, with seven units responding to the large fire. The smouldering remnants of the Currumbin Valley house and…