Swindon fire: Huge blaze erupts and explosions heard as thick smoke fills sky The blaze erupted at the Groundwell Trading Estate in Swindon this evening - where emergency crews are understood to have carried out an evacuation with a large cordon in place www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Very busy time but pleasure to work with @CalumG_FPC Tackling the Mackintosh Society reluctance to install water mist in the CRM Queens Cross Church Following the Glasgow School of Art Fires - how can they not protect this rare example? www.glasgowbell.co.uk/charles-renn...

Yes it takes time to review & carefully craft Law, regulations, standards & guidance When did it become so complicated & protracted in process More importantly how many will be injured or killed Fire safety laws in Wales due 10 years after Grenfell www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We are going to see an avalanche of claims post #Grenfell #BuildingSafetyCrisis but how many will make it to the public domain ⁦‪@mhclg‬⁩ time for new laws on public safety disclosures BDP launches legal action over Kingspan insulation guidance  www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/bdp-lau...

#WeaponisingArson Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a London warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of Russian mercenary group Wagner - which the UK government has proscribed as a terrorist group. Press DMs open www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

15 June 2018 saw the second and more destructive Glasgow School of Art Fire View my my testimony to @ScotParl youtu.be/CyNny-Bi6LU?... @SP_CEEAC final report digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...

#HospitalFire #MedicanaHospitsl Turkey various press reports and footage fire broke out Sunday in a plastic storage facility adjacent to private Medicana Hospital in Konak district of Izmir, Türkiye, prompting the evacuation of patients and a large-scale emergency response. x.com/volcaholic1/...

Thanks too #MatthewWright @lbc.co.uk for having my most explosive interview to-date on #Grenfell & wider #BuildingSafetyCrisis Its beyond apathy in the fire & built environment sector 2018 one sector leader stated “why rock the boat, business is better than ever” Audio Link pt1/3

Thanks to #IainHoey International Fire and Safety Journal (IFSJ) for a most excellent article on the recent @LondonAssembly - Fire Committee inquiry into #Arson internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/arson-increa...

​​⁦‪@mhclg‬⁩ fire engineers advisory panel - usual suspects: academics, ex gov bods & one fire engineer How many have operational experience of complex environments or high-rise buildings management Fire Engineers Advisory Panel www.gov.uk/government/g...

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT CONFIRMS DEVELOPERS CAN PURSUE HISTORIC REMEDIATION COSTS www.thefpa.co.uk/news/supreme...

@BBCScotlandNews so terribly sorry to have missed your call this morning & missed opportunity to comment on The Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill 2024 Introduced to @ScotParl on 5 June 2025, and the Levy is intended to come into effect on 1 April 2027 www.gov.scot/publications...

Vote of thanks to @ZackPolanski @LondonAssembly for having me on the pannel today alongside @LondonFire Lively discussion on all things #Arson & beyond - catch-up link below 👇 Will do a long thread on #WeaponisingArson threats & recovery resilience. webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Eve...

Thanks to @CalumG_FPC #TheBell for opportunity to interview over the weekend. The mysterious cases of #Glasgows historic building burn-downs Is it #Arson or something more sinister? Tinderbox: The Bell launches a new map of Glasgow's many fires www.glasgowbell.co.uk/tinderbox-th...

Big day today off to London City Hall for the fire committee session this morning. #Arson is the topic of todays expert panel, appearing along side @LondonFire + @metpoliceuk representives. View the session on @youtube @ youtube.com/@londonassem...

Absolute travesty hundreds of more families face an uncertain future due to the #BuildingSafetyCrisis Where are the new @UKLabour gov ministers recovery plans? Hundreds face imminent eviction as Merseyside tower blocks condemned by firefighters news.sky.com/story/hundre...

#Arson cases - involving self-immolation are tragic but incomprehensible when involving unborn little-ones. Ive managed security for NHS forensic mother & baby units - the hardest cases of all to comprehend. RIP littleone 💕 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Man sets himself on fire during botched #arson attempt at restaurant A man set himself on fire while attempting to carry out an arson attack at a restaurant in Australia. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/fire...

@govuk update in ⁦‪@grenfellinquiry‬⁩ progress Grenfell Tower Inquiry Government Progress Report - GOV.UK www.gov.uk/government/p...

⚠️ #Update - #Bristol #Hospital #Fire Bristol fire: Blaze breaks out at city centre (maternity) hospital - public urged to avoid area No reported injuries- fire service investigating cause. www.itv.com/news/article

This is very messy for the sector & its professional bodies. #EWS1 was a car crash from point to point & now we will all feel the pain. Inside Housing - Home - Second fire engineer accuses TriFire of using his signature without his knowledge www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/se...

Oh my - thoughts with families & friends of those who didn’t make it or were injured. Firefighters and member of public die in fire at Bicester Motion - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#WeaponisingArson - police investigation into suspected arson attacks @Keir_Starmer ex home You do not target anyones home & under no circumstance risk life of the occupants & responding #emergencyservices Find em, nick em & ensure full jail terms! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hmmmm lets see the investigation outcome news.sky.com/story/fire-a...

This is a travesty on a number of levels - the building burned to the ground The next one - the costs may be now counted in lives lost. Retirement village blaze trial collapses with not guilty verdicts returned | News | Building www.building.co.uk/news/retirem...

You simply have to read the fine print in product fire certificates You have to challenge manufacturers gaming the system You cant blindly accept test reports You have to do your job! A high-rise fire killed Catherine. The cladding firm kept on selling www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Welcome to London & its perpetual state of protest for the mad, sad & bad. Security & emergency planning colleagues will be planning for the best & preparing for the worst Protesters throw powder on Tower Bridge during London Marathon | Sky News news.sky.com/story/protes...

This explosion has a very distinct smoke plume & signature to that of the 2020 #BeirutExplosion Is this another #ammoniumnitrate explosion?

Bikers have a bad rep - few realise how many attend the Easter Egg or Xmas toy runs for the Sick Kids Hospital. Hundreds of bikers join Glasgow charity Easter Egg Run hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/...

Saw a great busker yesterday - lad named Morrison, in London Underground First playing a cracking Iggy Pop song - The Passenger & then this one Rule of thumb if a busker makes me smile with a fav tune there getting a note & round of applause

⚠️ #Nottinghamshire #GasExplosion Murder arrest over fatal house explosion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

⚠️ #GasExplosion #Nottinghamshire Honestly dread seeing these incident reports & thoughts with the families, community & responding emergency services. news.sky.com/story/firefi...

I get a lot of enquires about EV-vehicles this clip is why I advise against them. The #fire and #explosion hazards have lethal potential Lithium-ion battery packs going into thermal runaway is challenging to suppress or extinguish The vehicle can be unstable for four weeks

Since 2002 there has been a phenomenal effort from UK #EmergencyServices to keep #Ukraine going in life saving kit 💛💙🇺🇦 Over 15,000 pieces of essential firefighting equipment are donated to Ukraine - NFCC nfcc.org.uk/over-15000-p...

Well there you have it folks one development in London facing a £432mil #BuildingSafetyCrisis headache This is why I’ve said the £5.6bn govuk building safety fund was inadequate. www.ft.com/content/9bf3...

Hardest part of the job - person recovery, incident investigation & case review. Theres always that one detail you cant shake and stays with you for rest of days. Thoughts with all who undertake such sensitive undertaking’s 💚 www.thefpa.co.uk/news/investi...

Thanks @Geetagurumurthy ⁦‪@BBCWorldToday‬⁩ for opportunity to comment #HeathrowClosure from a substation fire to power out - what happened Heathrow Airport closed latest: Heathrow hopes to run full operation on Saturday as it starts moving aircraft www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...

Excellent news but we cannot be complacent Assess the threats Run the scenarios Bolster the security Harden soft targets Test contingencies & test it again Man who took pressure cooker bomb into hospital jailed for life | UK News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/man-wh...

#DisasterManagers - lets talk about essential supplies, duplicate supplies, redundancy, contingency & crisis response. Heathrow Airport to be closed all day on Friday after power outage due to fire | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Sentences for #Arson can be substantial With CCTV + modern fire & criminal forensics the odds are stacked against perpetrators US attorney general threatens 20-year jail sentences for damaging Elon Musk's Tesla cars | US News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/us-att...

#MajorFire #NorthMacedonia #NightclubFire Sadly fatalities & injuries reports have increased since news broke Pyrotechnics believed to have set fire to the venue roof as 1500 attended the concert Comparable to the 2003 Station Nightclub fire www.nist.gov/disaster-fai... x.com/az_intel_/st...

Sad news this morning - another nightclub #MajorFire “A local pop group was performing at the club, and reports said they used pyrotechnics which set the roof alight” At least 51 killed after 'pyrotechnics fire' at Club Pulse in North Macedonia metro.co.uk/2025/03/16/d...

Condolences to the family & friends 💚 Isn’t a Glaswegian who doesn’t know what this man did & 💯 with why he did it. Rest easy buddy 🙏💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow Airport terror attack hero who tackled suicide bomber dies after rare cancer battle - Glasgow Live www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...

During #covid we did an international study of oxygen therapy fires & explosions. Some horrific incidents around the globe but this is one of the more tragic incidents. 4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy 'incinerated' in hyperbaric chamber explosion apnews.com/article/hype...

Took a bit of searching but the Battle of Britain @MuseumKent just giving page is still live - link below Near half the money now donated - please do give if you can & go on give them a shout out www.justgiving.com/campaign/med... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Please sign the petition for frontline security staff. Whether managing #NHS security teams or seeing security staff rolling into A&E with horrific injuries Everyone should get home safw & whole to their families. petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

🛑 Ok folks heading into the weekend - whats your fire 🔥 contingency…. 18 apartment destroyed, 36 residents displaced + 2 commercial buildings destroyed 2 more damage If the worst happens……. Large Killeen (TX) Fire www.fireengineering.com/firefighting...