The Harrow Court fire occurred in a tower block on 2 February 2005 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.

[4] Harrow Court is a 17-storey concrete tower block located in the Bedwell area of Stevenage, close to the town centre.

Both firefighters died after going in to tackle the blaze without water because the dry riser had been padlocked shut against vandals, and the smoke alarms were not working.

[8] The melting of plastic hooks was also listed as the cause for the death of two other firefighters in the Shirley Towers fire in Southampton five years later.

[9] Although not a legal requirement, on 21 September 2018, Stevenage Borough Council announced plans to retrofit sprinklers in all seven high-rise tower blocks in the town.

Jeanette Thomas, the council's executive member for housing, stated: "We decided we want to put some sprinklers in because the wellbeing of our tenants is fundemental [sic?]