There were two fires in a high-rise apartment building in London, England and Hangzhou, China on June, 2018. When you are in a high-rise building and there is a fire, you will escape or waiting for rescue? Run up or down? In fact, there is no clear answer. There is only a guiding direction: play to the score.
On 14th June, 2017, there is a fire broke out in an apartment building in London, England. Firefighters sprayed water from a height of about 10 layers and could not control the higher level of fire. At 5:07 on 22th, June, 2017, a fire was found in the apartment house of an apartment in Hangzhou. The fire site was located on the 18th floor. After the firefighters searched on site, four people were recovered and sent to the hospital for treatment. Finally death because rescue is invalid die.
When upstairs is on fire:
Do not take the elevator downstairs
If you are below the fire floor, use a variety of stairs immediately to the safety zone, do not take the elevator, because there may be a power cut at any time in the event of a fire, and the elevator door leads to all floors of the building, the smoke from the fire is pouring into the elevator shaft to form the chimney effect, and people in the elevator can be smoldering with smoke.
Do not open the door if the floor is on fire
If you are in the fire floor, firstly touch the door with the back of the hand, if you feel heat, then the fire or smoke has already blocked the door, at this time must not open the door. with a towel, quilt, etc. plug the door crack, and splash water cooling.
At the same time, you can use bright colors of clothing or cloth to shake out of the window and expose your position to rescue workers.
When downstairs is on fire:
Cover your nose and mouth to avoid smoke
If you are located above the fire floor, you must not easily attempt to break through the fire point. You should move to the refuge floor as soon as possible. Cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel, wrap your body in wet cotton, and bend over to move in a low position. If you cannot reach the refuge floor or the top of the building is locked, you should choose to avoid the location as soon as possible, preferably 3 to 5 floors above the floor where the fire and smoke spread to.
Wu advises people living in high-rise buildings or working in high-rise buildings to walk at least one or two escape ladders to understand the location of stairs and escape routes.
Select the location to avoid
When choosing to avoid the location, try to get close to the main entrance of the building so that the rescuers can be found for the first time after arriving. Do not choose the bathroom easily, because the bathroom door of general material will melt quickly at high temperatures. Heavy smoke rushes in. People can only suffocate when trapped inside.
Trapped people in high-rise building fires must be calm, quickly save themselves according to the situation, and do not wait for rescue.