The South African Parliament fire that ravaged official buildings last month was allegedly started by boxes, paper and petrol. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa has revealed the suspect "purchased petrol in a bottle, made his way to Parliament, using stealth, broke into Parliament...
The National Fire Protection Association will present a free "Global Solutions for Global Challenges" programme from mid February. The online educational program will form part of the organisation’s year-long 125th Anniversary Conference Series, which is beginning to wind down. The global challenges feature will air on February...
A nightclub fire in Cameroon has killed 16 people and injured five others. The fire broke out at Liv's Night Club in Yaounde, with fireworks thought to be the initial cause of the blaze. However, a full report has not been released yet. In a statement released...
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is utilising virtual reality to train their firefighters, in a move that could be leading for fire services around the world. The fire service are not the first to engage the use of VR and AR within training, and professionals...
Prosecutors have brought terrorism charges against the suspect believed responsible for the South Africa Parliament fire. The recent fire at the South African parliament chamber happened on the 2nd January and collapsed the roof of the New Wing which housed the lower chamber National Assembly, and partially collapsed...
South Africa taxpayers could end up footing the bill for the recent fire that destroyed several parliamentary buildings after it was revealed the properties might not be insured. The recent fire at the South African parliament chamber happened on the 2nd January and collapsed the roof...
The blaze that has already levelled South Africa's main Parliament chamber has once again flared up, driven by the wind according to the experts. The fire originally broke out on Sunday and collapsed the roof of the New Wing which housed the lower chamber National Assembly,...
ILUS International has announced the launch of a handheld firefighting nozzle with integrated low-pressure water misting capabilities for electric vehicle fires, flammable gas fires and more. The company acquired FireBug in January 2021, who already had its own patented water mist technology. Now, it has launched...
A partnership between Twakei Vehicle Fire Protection and Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection will amplify Dafo’s presence in eastern Africa and help to improve lead times and customer support. Caroline Wambua, Director at Twakei, said of the new partnership: “We are very excited to join Dafo Vehicle’s...
Fire broke out on Sunday evening at a petrol station in Onitsha, Anambra. According to preliminary investigations a truck which was waiting inside the fuel station waiting to have its contents offloaded, caught fire and exploded around 7.30pm. Although fire crews were summoned immediately, heavy traffic delayed...
