Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Metropolitan Fire Brigade, CC BY Ten years ago, a late-night cigarette started a fire that spread rapidly up 13 storeys on the ...

Certification has been withdrawn for several types of building cladding amid heightened fears of fire hazards across Australia and globally. The Victorian Building Authority regulator has issued an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aftermath of a fire at 30 Toh Guan Road in May 2017. (File photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force/Facebook) The Singapore Civil ...

In low-rise buildings, the roof and intermediate floors are supported by the outside walls. However, in high-rise buildings, the floor slabs and ultimately the roof is supported by systems of columns.

Flat owners applying to a fund to help pay to remove flammable building cladding will be told not to talk to the press without government approval. A draft agreement, uncovered by the Sunday Times, ...