Armed militants storm luxury hotel in Pakistan

Armed militants have stormed the luxurious Pearl Continental in Gwadar in Pakistan in a bid to attack Chinese and other foreign investors https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/11/armed-militants-storm-luxury-hotel-in-gwadar-pakistan A hotel security guard and four terrorists were killed the attack after security forces cornered the attackers on a staircase inside the hotel after a gun fight that went on for several [...]

2019-06-05T15:50:15+01:00May 12th, 2019|

Don’t forget the security walls!

One of the most frequent enquiries we receive here at The Panic Room Company is for security doors from both residential and commercial clients and their specific projects. If you’re considering adding a security door or doors in your home, office, hotel, embassy or school, our advice is: don’t forget the security walls too! We’ve [...]

2019-02-06T12:54:15+00:00February 6th, 2019|

15 killed in al-Shabab luxury hotel complex attack

Four gunmen from Somalian militant group al-Shabab have attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi and killed at least 15 people, including one US citizen. The attack was reported by the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-46880375and other news agencies. Local police outlined how the gunmen initiated the attack by throwing bombs at vehicles in the car park and [...]

2019-01-26T10:45:06+00:00January 16th, 2019|

School shooting takes more young lives

Yet more young people have lost their lives at the hands of guns in schools with 10 students killed and 10 injured in the recent attack at Santa Fe High School in the US state of Texas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44173954 17-year old, Dimitrios Pagourtzis allegedly used a shotgun and a revolver, taken from his father who legally [...]

2019-01-26T11:43:15+00:00June 1st, 2018|

Securing buildings to save lives

The recent attack on the Californian headquarters of YouTube has once again led us to discuss the ways in which large, multi-national businesses can best secure buildings and ensure employee and client safety. YouTube employees fled for their lives when 39 year-old Nasim Aghdam approached the building via an outdoor patio and dining area and [...]

2019-01-26T12:07:42+00:00April 10th, 2018|

Safe rooms save lives

Working with our long-term US partner, Michael Evans, the Panic Room USA is able to deliver bespoke security solutions for educational establishments. This CGI will give you an insight into our unique solution to preventing any further loss of life in US schools through gun or terror attacks - a combination of safe rooms, safe [...]

2018-03-28T16:15:08+01:00March 28th, 2018|

French embassy targeted by terrorists

Two separate gun attacks, one on the French embassy and another at army headquarters in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, have been described as an act of terrorism http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43257453 Eight security personnel and eight attackers were killed in fighting that took place and 80 others, including civilians, were wounded. Rumours of an attack in [...]

2019-01-26T12:18:25+00:00March 5th, 2018|

Secure rooms and safe areas can save lives

The terror attack ten days ago at one of the world’s most famous and popular tourist attractions, the Louvre museum in Paris, thankfully didn’t result in any loss of life. Having read about the attack in The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/03/paris-knife-attack-louvre-evacuated-police-reportedly-shoot/ we were very interested to note that: “hundreds of panicked visitors at the Louvre were rushed [...]

2019-01-26T10:41:52+00:00February 13th, 2017|
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