Articles Tagged with ''fire resistance''

Details about the recall have been released the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which was issued due to components potentially causing thermal events.

A tragic roof collapse in Ocean County, NJ, resulted in the death of four people after a residence in a Lacey Township neighborhood caught fire and became fully engulfed by flames before firefighters arrived; a fifth person survived before the roof collapsed and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Las Vegas fire crews responded to a fire on the roof of the Fontainebleau Hotel property on the Las Vegas Strip, which occurred on July 22, with no injuries reported; investigators are determining the cause, and the 67-story hotel, under construction since 2007, has changed ownership multiple times. 

A roofing crew accidentally ignited a fire at a Milford, Mass., home on Monday. The fire caused extensive damage to the roof; the homeowner's son was taken to the hospital as a precaution but was expected to be released soon. 

Roofing contractors working late were in the right place at the right time to help a family escape from a dangerous fire.

An exterior blaze broke out at GAF’s manufacturing plant in Cedar City, Utah, earlier in March after stacks of paper-backed insulation caught fire.

Owens Corning’s new Titanium FR Self-Adhered Underlayment Meets Wildland Urban Interface Fire Codes, receiving a Class A rating, dramatically increasing fire protection in roofing systems.

The Garland Co. recently unveiled a new fire-blocking primer, FireTite, that the company says inhibits the spread of flame and smoke on a wood substrate and acts as a Class III vapor retardant.

When confronted with internal fraud, National Roofing Partner took these steps to protect itself and its customers.