We cover a preliminary report by a chartered building and fire engineer into the fire at the 18-storey Torre del Moro in Milan in late August – which shared many of the features of the blaze at Grenfell Tower.

Ahead of the first ever Women in Fire Safety Awards, IFSEC Global speaks to its Co-Founders, Kate Blake and Chloe Vickery, to understand what prompted the pair to collaborate on the event.

Lawmakers are being urged to alter legislation as people with disabilities continue to be put at risk by a lack of clarity over where responsibility lies for escaping from a building in an emergency.