A new hempcrete wall product, recently rated for one-hour ... hose stream to evaluate the material's resistance to both fire and water, crucial for predicting performance in real-world scenarios.

The patented fire prevention technology, described by Wall of Water (WOW) president David McKeen “as a sprinkler system on steroids,” is designed to propel a wall of water toward buildings and ...

The rear walls collapsed into the yard, which sits on a hillside, and eventually the water used to fight the fire triggered a mudslide that ran down onto Metro-North tracks on the Hudson Line.

An explosion ripped a wall from the Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant and ignited a two-alarm fire, SkyTeam 11 reported.Firefighters were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to the ...