House fires have changed over the years as modern building practices and synthetic furnishing change how things burn. Now, researchers are hoping artificial intelligence can help firefighters and residents anticipate how those fires behave.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new AI framework that analyzes fire progression. They hope the analysis will improve building codes, help emergency responders and power future home evacuation systems.

The team conducted more than a dozen controlled tests inside a two-story burn building on campus to observe how modern furniture burns under different ventilation conditions. CTV's Heather Senoran reports.

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