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Nothing gets scrutinized - it's illegal to go down there anyway. Folks down there are not always safety conscious or very responsible :o) Sometimes there are p
by kehrlann 8y ago
Nothing gets scrutinized - it's illegal to go down there anyway. Folks down there are not always safety conscious or very responsible :o)
Sometimes there are parties with tens or over a hundred people in a big room that only has two crawl holes to exit it.
About fire safety, well it's pretty damp down there, mostly with rocks and dirt. Can't picture a whole room catching fire... But I'm no expert in fire safety.
- jacquesm 8y agoGas leak... depending on how far down you are, old gas lines tend to leak little bits of gas because they get porous that can pool.
- kehrlann 8y agoNever heard of such an incident in the catacombs before. In my uninformed opinion, this seems unlikely: gas pipes in Paris are buried less than 1m deep, whereas the catacombs are 10 to 30m underground, below service galleries for utilities, sewers, and even the subway.
- adrianN 8y agoIn a place with sufficiently tight exits like the crawl holes you mentioned, it is enough if there is a little smoke to cause a panic. People will die from being trampled even if there is no actual danger from the fire.
- kehrlann 8y agoHome-made smoke bombs are a classic (and annoying) prank in the underground. Fills an entire gallery in less than a minute: https://www.loupiote.com/photos_l/catacombes-de-paris-catacombs-off-limit-area-508705416.jpg https://www.loupiote.com/photos_l/catacombes-de-paris-cataco... Parties I was talking about look like this: https://youtu.be/6E-F-cVqubU https://youtu.be/6E-F-cVqubU