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• New York Today: Notre-Dame Fire Shows the Challenges of Protecting N.Y. Churches
  
  Wednesday: Old churches can present unique fire safety challenges
  Azi Paybarah.  New York Times.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:51:16 GMT.
• Just 15% of new schools fitted with fire sprinklers
  
  The Fire Brigades Union accuses the government of "utter complacency" over fire safety in schools.
  BBC News.  Sat, 13 Apr 2019 23:21:35 GMT.
• Aberystwyth arsonist killed fire safety officer after setting alight hotel
  
  Damion Harris, 31, had been out drinking before he arrived back at the Ty Belgrave House in Aberystwyth, West Wales, in the early hours of the morning on July 25 last year.
  Daily Mail.  Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:04:51 +0000.
• Parliament: Older buildings must soon upgrade fire safety measures
  
  Owners of selected older buildings will soon have to put in place critical fire safety measures to improve their building's fire safety standards.
  Straits Times.  Sat, 02 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0800.
• Police 'promised to divert' Hillsborough fans to avoid overcrowding
  
  A former fire safety officer has told the Hillsborough trial that police promised to divert spectators to other areas if terraces at the Sheffield Wednesday stadium became overcrowded.
  Sky News.  Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:07:00 +0000.
• WATCH: Christmas tree fire safety
  
  Tips to prevent your holiday decor from going up in flames.
  ABC News.  Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:56:13 -0500.
• New Scottish fire safety measures after Grenfell
  
  Scottish ministers announce new fire safety measures for high rise buildings in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy.
  BBC News.  Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:07:04 GMT.
• Bangladesh factory safety under "threat" as Accord end nears
  
  The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) says the progress reached on fire safety by the Bangladesh Accord is under "severe threat" if it closes at the end of the month, and has called on the Government to lift the restraining order.
  Just Style.  Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:06:00 GMT.
• Why You Should Never Plug Your Space Heater Into a Power Strip
  
  Take this advice from fire safety experts.
  Michele Debczak.  Mental Floss.  Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:15:00 -0500.

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