Five years after San Mateo County's deadliest house fire, city and fire officials in East Palo Alto are making a new push to replace or repair illegal window security bars still installed on ...

Seven years after a fire ripped through an East Palo Alto home killing nine people trapped inside by window security bars, local fire officials say residents have lost interest in a free program ...

Outcry after the tragedy – coffins for five children and four adults were carried from the funeral home – spurred a statewide campaign against security bars without release mechanisms.

After Monday’s tragedy, fire officials again sent out the warning for homeowners to get security bar upgrades. “That home had bars on the windows all throughout the structure.” ...

It can take less than one minute for flames to engulf an entire room in your home. Security bars on your windows can trap you inside, delaying your rescue.

After a fatal house fire in Miami Gardens Tuesday morning, fire officials are ringing the alarm when it comes to security bars installed over windows and doors.