Ballymore told residents that the smoke detection system had failed, meaning that the doors in the communal area – crucial to the fire compartmentation of the building and containing fire and smoke – ...

In a document seen by The Age, the council says the smoke detection and alarm system at a Spencer St apartment building was "dilapidated" and hadn't been properly maintained.

The block is managed by Savills, who told us: "The building has a smoke detection system in its communal areas, which is there to activate smoke ventilation systems, but this does not sound an ...

Ballymore told residents that the smoke detection system had failed, meaning that the doors in the communal area – crucial to the fire compartmentation of the building and containing fire and smoke – ...