PATTERSON, N.Y.—A new Pennsylvania law requiring automatic fire sprinkler systems in all new one- and two-family homes as of Jan. 1 was battling for survival this week in the General Assembly. A bill ...

ROCHESTER, N. Y. — Proponents of residential fire sprinklers are cheered by an International Code Council Code Development Committee meeting here in May that nearly resulted in residential fire ...

The death toll in the Bronx apartment building fire now stands at thirteen lives lost. New York City and the state have some of the strongest fire safety laws in the country. In all new construction, ...

In January 2015, a massive fire in Edgewater, N.J., demonstrated that buildings with sprinkler systems are not always protected against fire. The blaze destroyed 240 residential apartments and ...

The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Mass. relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A deadly fire at an Adams County apartment building forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. It happened early Tuesday morning at the Waterview Apartments on ...