The damaged dry riser outlets forced the Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service teams to run a hose from the 6th to the 10th floor to tackle the flames. "The vandalising of these dry riser outlets could ...

Metal thieves steal vital safety equipment from tower blocks, including one in which three people were killed in a fire.

Metal thieves have stolen vital safety equipment from a tower block where three people were killed in a fire. They took 13 dry riser outlets - large pipes used by firefighters to pump water - from ...