The catastrophic fire in London’s Grenfell Tower has shocked the world. Already 12 people are confirmed to have died. The death toll is expected to rise significantly.
Investigations are underway into what caused the tower to turn into an inferno. The 24-storey building dates back to 1974, but the outside was re-clad just last year, and many people are already blaming the cladding for the fire spreading so quickly.
Some witnesses are reporting that residents were told to stay put in their apartments. Others are saying many smoke alarms weren’t working. One former resident says he never did an evacuation drill in the two and a half years he lived there.
In the light of the tragedy, Mamamia asked fire services in Victoria and NSW for some advice, should people ever find themselves facing a fire in their own homes.
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It wouldn't have mattered had people known the exits (which I'm sure they did given from above there was only one way out), it was a building that should've been long condemned. It did not meet current safety standards and due to the time of the event, many people slept, didn't hear an alarm floors away telling them to exit (and they wouldn't have been able to anyhow). Again, standards weren't adhered to and this is the bigger question- why weren't they? Who signed off on this fitting code? They could've run but when you come to a wall of fire a few floors down, you can't go through it. Tragic
Common sense would tell you the first thing you do in a building on fire is to get the Hell out as fast as your legs can carry you.