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Across the United States, fire departments continue to confront the difficult reality that smoke — not flame — is the leading cause of civilian death in high-rise fires. While sprinklers and modern ...

The Rajkot fire brigade successfully tested a modern fire escape chute system to enhance emergency evacuation and rescue operations in high-rise buildings across the city.