Originally Posted by
rhivolution
As the fire raged in Grenfell Tower in London yesterday, I couldn't help think about this thread, and share some of the tips with my colleagues as we spoke about it. It wasn't a hotel fire, but the principles remain. Unfortunately it seems the residents of Grenfell had little chance, given a horrific set of circumstances. Horrifying. And thanks for sharing the tips in here. It genuinely could save lives.
Another thing that may not have been mentioned in this thread is the differing fire protection standards across the globe. Are you in a high rise in Canada or the US? If so, you can safely assume that there are working fire alarms and fire suppression systems in place. It will also be constructed of very slow burning material. 99.9% of the time, you are safer staying in your room if there is a fire in another part of the building.
Those same standards are obviously not in place in all other countries so your plan of action needs to account for that.
Here's some information provided directly by the Fire Chief in Toronto
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...vice-1.4161078