Engineering Fire Investigation Resources

Probe into Strathclyde Uni fire
An investigation is set to begin later into a major fire at Strathclyde University's campus in central Glasgow.

Fire investigation concluded
Sheena Read Editor An investigation by FortisAlberta has been concluded following a grassfire Jan. 4. FortisAlberta investigators determined that...

Company claims CTV building report 'inadequate'
The head of the engineering company that designed the Canterbury Television building says a report on the building's collapse is ''technically inadequate''.

NHTSA ends Chevrolet Volt fire probe, endorses GM remedy
Federal safety regulators closed the books on their Chevrolet Volt fire investigation, saying the remedy General Motors has proposed is sufficient, and is issuing guidelines for how emergency personnel and tow truck operators should deal with electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids that have been damaged in severe accidents.

Probe into university blaze begins
An investigation will begin later into a major blaze in a university building that involved more than 50 firefighters. Students and staff were evacuated from the University of Strathclyde's James Weir building in Montrose Street, Glasgow when the fire broke out at around 7.15pm on Tuesday.

Agency Ends Chevy Volt Fire Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its investigation into whether the Chevy Volt poses a fire risk after an accident.

Dr. Erdem Ural is New Chairman of ASTM International Committee on Hazard Potential of Chemicals
Erdem Ural, Ph.D., president of Loss Prevention Science and Technologies Inc., is chairman of ASTM International Committee E27 on Hazard Potential of Chemicals. With membership of 65 or more, this committee develops standards on hazard potential of chemicals related to fire explosion and uncontrolled energy release. Ural specializes in combustible dust and vapor gas explosions and flash fires ...

Town reviewing work done by suspended engineering company
The provincial association of engineers has taken drastic steps to stop an Okotoks area man who was allegedly misusing an engineer’s stamp on various projects including some done locally.

CTV building did not meet standards
The Canterbury Television building, where 115 people died in the Christchurch earthquake, was not built to the standards of the day, says a technical report into its collapse.

NZ quake building 'did not meet standards'
THE CTV building, where 115 people died was mot built to standards, a technical report into its collapse has found.