Fire protection

New York City’s deadliest residential fire in decades spread through every floor of a Bronx apartment building within a matter of minutes, city officials said, killing 12 people and sending other residents scrambling outside into the cold and down fire escapes to safety.

Warehouse for clothes is on fire in Sofia's suburb Kazichene. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior press center, according to bTV.

No injuries were reported due to the ignition of the warehouse.

Six Fire Safety and Population Protection teams work on extinguishing the fire.

There are currently no data for injured people.

Police have launched a criminal inquiry into the Grenfell Tower blaze as it emerged that cladding panels similar to those likely to have been used on the 24-storey building have been widely prohibited on tall buildings in the US since 2012, reported The Guardian.

Bulgarian nightclubs will undergo strict fire safety checks after an explosion and fire at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest last week claimed the lives of 38 people and left hundreds injured.

This was announced by Nikolay Nikolov, director of the General Directorate Fire Safety and Protection of the Population.

By Stathis Kousounis

Hotel occupancy rates at the country’s main winter resorts during this holiday period are between 80 and 100 percent, as it seems lower fuel prices have offset concerns about the country’s political woes.

Hotels on Mt Pilio (pictured) are reporting 95 percent occupancy, followed by Kalavryta and Arachova at 90 percent.