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Case Studies That Shaped Fire Safety

Explore more than 100 historical fire incident case studies, examining how fires developed, the lessons learnt and their impact on fire safety and engineering.

From new legislation and regulation arising from serious fires of recent times to the historical lessons learnt from incidents in the past, here you can learn more about how these fires developed and, crucially, how those lessons learnt can help prevent recurrences.

Glasgow School of Art fire
2014
Glasgow School of Art fire
What happened to the Glasgow School of Art in 2014? On 23 May 2014 a fire broke out at the Glasgow...
UNC Chapel Hill Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house fire
1996
UNC Chapel Hill Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house fire
What happened at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1996? On 12 May 1996 a fire broke...
UC Berkeley fraternity house fire
1990
UC Berkeley fraternity house fire
What happened at the UC Berkeley fraternity house in 1990? On 8 September 1990 a fire broke out at...
Our Lady of the Angels school fire
1958
Our Lady of the Angels school fire
What happened at the Our Lady of the Angels school, Chicago? On 1 December 1958 a fire broke out at...
Collinwood School fire
1908
Collinwood School fire
What happened at Lake View School in Collinwood, Ohio? On 4 March 1908, a fire quickly spread throu...