Major fire in skyscraper in China's Changsha city (developing story)

[Ghgan]

Imagine you are inside the building, what is the exit plan?

 

 

[Ghgan]

 

[ER-3682]

1 hour ago, Carbon82 said:

I may be wrong but it seems like the fire is spreading on the external facade, instead of within the building. 

Facade material not fire resistance? Same as the case with the fire opposite IMM building couple of years back, which killed a woman in the stairwell. 

 

 

I understand this Exterior Material are supplied by Chip Soon Aluminium,how is this Case now.?No News Chip Soon got Fine or not.?

[DOBIEMKZ]

4 hours ago, Jamesc said:

They never call him?

Hollywood scriptwriters had already foreseen such scenario or disaster.

[BanCoe]

4 hours ago, Macrosszero said:

Grenfell Towers in the UK was only 24 stories tall. The casualties for this tower will be several-fold greater if they were able to evacuate from the other side of the building untouched by the fire.

I remember the horrid Grenfell Tower tragedy …… claddings issue also  ….. if I’m not wrong …. Many casualties….

[DOBIEMKZ]

2 hours ago, Ghgan said:

 

Nowadays skyscrapers staircases or escape exits are pressurised when there is fire to keep the smoke at bay.

[Atonchia]

4 hours ago, Playtime said:

These 2, 70s show ... I'm surprised an 81 kid managed to catch it 😅

Channel 5 did a lot of replay in the past?

[Thaiyotakamli]

From video it seems the emergency staircase in good condition

 

problem its 42 storey imagine being on the top

 

and also for fire fighter truck, i read somewhere the tallest firetruck ladder only can reach ard 15 storey 

 

so the remaining storeys the firemen has to climb up to extinguish the flame 

Edited September 16, 2022 by Thaiyotakamli

[BanCoe]

4 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

From video it seems the emergency staircase in good condition

 

problem its 42 storey imagine being on the top

 

and also for fire fighter truck, i read somewhere the tallest firetruck ladder only can reach ard 15 storey 

 

so the remaining storeys the firemen has to climb up to extinguish the flame 

I don’t how how far the jets can shoot up ….. maybe a couple of floors up some more …… cannot imagine how the situation would be like those 100++ storey ones in Dubai and freaking hot weather and gusty winds fanning the flames 🔥 

[Victor68]

10 hours ago, ER-3682 said:

I understand this Exterior Material are supplied by Chip Soon Aluminium,how is this Case now.?No News Chip Soon got Fine or not.?

Don't the SCDF and BCA test the fire rating before they approve the installation? If the testing was cheated, then of course CSA is responsible. If no testing requirements, then big question on why liao.

[Victor68]

11 hours ago, Ghgan said:

 

From the video, the fire protection system and smoke free evacuation routes are good. Also they have done their homework on fire evacuation, no panic despite such a big fire. 👍

[Thaiyotakamli]

5 hours ago, BanCoe said:

I don’t how how far the jets can shoot up ….. maybe a couple of floors up some more …… cannot imagine how the situation would be like those 100++ storey ones in Dubai and freaking hot weather and gusty winds fanning the flames 🔥 

Yeah lucky in sg got height limit restriction in our skyscraper. Tallest not more than 290m 

 

and most hdb around 20 storeys 

 

[Maxus-MIFA9]

It happen before in SG a few years back and BCA & SCDF banned the materials plastic and polycarbonate.

If not mistaken, I think the building, Furniture Mall front lobby and also front of SCDF/Police NPC building at Queensway. 

[Thaiyotakamli]

Does this tower makes a good fire wood?😆

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/World-s-tallest-timber-tower-to-be-constructed-in-Sydney

[Atonchia]

4 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

Yeah lucky in sg got height limit restriction in our skyscraper. Tallest not more than 290m 

 

and most hdb around 20 storeys 

 

The only time I joined a high rise fire drill was when I worked in an office at level 32. 

Took a while to reach assembly point.

Since then I decided to find a job in an office that's not too high.🤣

Or make appointment elsewhere during the day of fire drill😅

[Carbon82]

12 hours ago, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

It happen before in SG a few years back and BCA & SCDF banned the materials plastic and polycarbonate.

If not mistaken, I think the building, Furniture Mall front lobby and also front of SCDF/Police NPC building at Queensway. 

Up to 36 buildings affected by the flammable cladding material, including Our Tampines Hub. 

36 buildings may have combustible cladding that do not meet safety rules; police report lodged

A total of 36 buildings here, including an industrial complex in Toh Guan Road where a fire broke out in May resulting in one death, are using external cladding that may not adhere to safety standards in the Fire Code.

Of these, 15 are confirmed to be using combustible cladding that allow flames to spread quicker than they are supposed to.

They include the new Our Tampines Hub, parts of Singapore Polytechnic and luxury condominiums The Peak @ Cairnhill I and II.

 

On 9/16/2022 at 9:42 PM, ER-3682 said:

I understand this Exterior Material are supplied by Chip Soon Aluminium,how is this Case now.?No News Chip Soon got Fine or not.?

The only news I can find with regards to the flammable cladding. 

Parliament: No evidence at this stage that cladding certification is suspect, says Shanmugam

It is "too quick a conclusion" to call into question building certification over the cladding issue, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam.

He told Parliament on Wednesday (Jan 10) that there is no evidence at this stage to suspect the certification process.

"One has got to be careful about jumping to conclusions at this point as to whether the entire certification system has been compromised, because the certification system relies on identifying international (and local) institutes of repute," he said.

[Kopites]

22 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

Yeah lucky in sg got height limit restriction in our skyscraper. Tallest not more than 290m 

 

and most hdb around 20 storeys 

 

20 only?

[Kopites]

22 hours ago, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

It happen before in SG a few years back and BCA & SCDF banned the materials plastic and polycarbonate.

If not mistaken, I think the building, Furniture Mall front lobby and also front of SCDF/Police NPC building at Queensway. 

The one opposite IMM giant overhead bridge?

I remembered that building used to offered free parking lots for those shopping at imm.  😁