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FIRE!

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We remove old plastic consumer units and replace them with metal encased types, but still allow buildings to be clad in combustible materials. Bonkers.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7691433/Hundreds-residents-evacuated-Bolton-University-student-halls-flames.html


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    ebee:

    Hi Zoom, yes I just read that on the BBC website.

    One part of a statement reminded me of our recent interlinked detector thread and comments about students (and others) ignoring alarms - "I heard the fire alarm going off but it kept on going off so I just thought it was a drill at first until one of my flatmates shouted down the corridor that it was a real fire,"

    Sobering statement about the reality of that opinion methinks!




    Yes ebee, it is good that the fire alarm worked, I expect that it set off automatically. Also it is good that people were alerted by verbal warnings. It is good that exit routes could be used unimpeded and that nobody was hurt. But students may have had a little drink or two, or may have been sleepy at that time of day and their responses may have been slower, so everything needs to be clear and unmistakable when alarms sound. Also fire drills should be taken seriously so that occupants know what to do and how to escape the building. Occupants should be advise to leave immediately and NOT to delay leaving to collect personal possessions etc.


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    ebee:

    Hi Zoom, yes I just read that on the BBC website.

    One part of a statement reminded me of our recent interlinked detector thread and comments about students (and others) ignoring alarms - "I heard the fire alarm going off but it kept on going off so I just thought it was a drill at first until one of my flatmates shouted down the corridor that it was a real fire,"

    Sobering statement about the reality of that opinion methinks!




    Yes ebee, it is good that the fire alarm worked, I expect that it set off automatically. Also it is good that people were alerted by verbal warnings. It is good that exit routes could be used unimpeded and that nobody was hurt. But students may have had a little drink or two, or may have been sleepy at that time of day and their responses may have been slower, so everything needs to be clear and unmistakable when alarms sound. Also fire drills should be taken seriously so that occupants know what to do and how to escape the building. Occupants should be advise to leave immediately and NOT to delay leaving to collect personal possessions etc.


    Z.

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