Basements, often a cool refuge in the summer, can be deadly traps when a fire breaks out in a home. Now, a state building code that will take effect on Oct. 1 will require residents to add fire exits ...

What happens when basement additions push the line on building codes? Inspectors say some projects secretly bend the rules, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. I read with interest the article "Building code proposals draw groups’ fire" (Aug. 13) about the Home Builders Association trying ...

A 42-year-old Bethlehem man died Tuesday morning when he was unable to escape from the basement of a burning seven-unit boarding house, authorities said. A tenant who heard the smoke alarm and two ...

Basement sleeping rooms in Cape Girardeau will have to meet new safety requirements designed to prevent fatal fires. The city council on Monday approved the first reading of a measure adopting the ...