As the one-year anniversary of the fatal SouthPark construction site fire nears, so does a potential toughening of North Carolina’s safety codes, which officials hope will prevent similar tragedies.

Ruth Balser was a fledgling state lawmaker when five people perished in a business complex fire on Route 9 in Newton. It was Feb. 9, 2000, when wind-fueled flames consumed 200 Boylston St., conjuring ...

Residents’ concerns about whether their affordable housing complex in Southeast Portland meets fire-safety codes led to a city investigation that found that the development was approved shortly before ...

New York State on Friday released proposed updates to its fire safety code for large battery-storage systems planned for energy grids across the state, as local governments continued to express ...