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I was wondering the same. It would be an extreme fire hazard if a power or computer outage made the doors unopenable - especially because a fire could and likel
by wolverine876 3y ago
I was wondering the same. It would be an extreme fire hazard if a power or computer outage made the doors unopenable - especially because a fire could and likely would cause an outage.
- gymbeaux 3y agoYou can get from your room to the parking lot without a key at the MGM Grand. I’m sure it’s the same for all others per I assume the fire code.
- StevenXC 3y agoI once was stuck in my hotel room due to a malfunction in the inside door handle, which was an annoying way to discover that the latch wasn't even mechanical on that side.
- squeaky-clean 3y agoI work in "access control" and that could probably get that hotel in a loooot of trouble with the fire marshal.
- dr-detroit 3y ago[dead]
- callalex 3y agoWhat country was that in?
- MathMonkeyMan 3y agopresumably you can still open them from the inside
- vel0city 3y agoThe doors can always open out they just lock to not allow in. In a fire nobody needs a key to leave, but they might need a key to get back in.
- wolverine876 3y agoWhat if the fire is in the hallway, or your kids are in the room?
- vel0city 3y agoI know in my office building and legal jurisdiction an official fire alarm signal must override the electronic door locks so they fail to unlocked.