Passive fire failure is systemic in New Zealand putting lives at risk
/25 August 2018, Stuff, Rob Stock
New Zealand's been lucky not to have a multiple death fire tragedy in a high rise apartment or office block because many buildings' passive fire systems are compromised.
Delegates at the Passive Fire Compliance; What You Don't Know conference in Auckland on Friday paid for by giant insurer IAG heard that New Zealand had achieved "deregulation through incompetency" in passive fire safety.
Ed Claridge, chief fire engineer at Auckland Council, said New Zealand had to end its race to "deregulation through incompetency".
