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 ...

Can you ride out a Category 5 hurricane on the 50th floor? Would you want to? You might not make it through the storm alive, experts say. Even if you do, your building won’t likely be the same when ...

Skyline Tower is pictured in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, a day after a fire and electrical system failure forced the evacuation of about 1,500 residents. City officials said the building remains ...