Tag: fire escape load testing

Family Members Sue

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Family members of five people who died in a Fairmount fire are suing PHA over the incident. The lawsuit claims the housing authority knew the home was overcrowded. The building did not have a fire escape or working smoke detectors installed.

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Balcony Collapses Due to Rotting Wood

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“It’s not the first time this has happened, and thank God we haven’t had serious injuries as a result of this,” Ald. Mike Verveer, 4th District, said, noting that a first-floor porch collapsed several years ago. “This could have been substantially more tragic. That’s why we take these porch inspections very seriously.”

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U.S. Fire Administrator commemorates Fairmount fire in Philly, announces national strategy

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The Fairmount fire happened last January in a two-unit Philadelphia Housing Authority row home, with battery-powered smoke alarms that weren’t operating the day of the fire, no sprinkler system, and no fire escape. Nine of the victims were children.

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Fire Prevention Week 2022

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You have just 2 minutes to escape a burning home, Fire Protection Association says By: Anthony SabellaPosted at 8:21 AM, Oct 13, 2022and last updated 2:39 PM, Oct 13, 2022 When a home catches fire, every second counts for the family inside trying to escape. For the 2022 edition of Fire Prevention Week, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) […]

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FDNY: Woman, Baby Rescued From Fire Escape

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Five people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke Tuesday evening out on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in Queens, according to the FDNY. Five people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke out Tuesday evening on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in Queens, prompting […]

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So many fire escapes in Boston haven’t been inspected. This puts occupants and buyers at risk…

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Cisco Meneses Expert Witness Fire Escape Collapse Boston – Interviewed WCVB NEWS   Jim Morrison — Boston.com Correspondent February 9, 2022 11:27 am On July 22, 1975, in Boston, 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones fled a blaze in a Marlborough Street building by climbing onto the fire escape. It collapsed before […]

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