When fires break out in high-rise buildings, firefighters face the difficult task of battling blazes while evacuating people from high and hard-to-access places. "High-rise fires are very ...

When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are verboten in such scenarios, while sheer height typically prevents any other ...

Tornadoes and severe storms sent scores of Chicagoans scrambling to basements Sunday and Monday, but what should residents do if they live in high-rise buildings? Meteorologists and public officials ...