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> Almost all fire deaths happened in the unit where the fire started. That could be because of effective fire codes. > I couldn't find any reports of fires wh
by wolverine876 3y ago
> Almost all fire deaths happened in the unit where the fire started.
That could be because of effective fire codes.
> I couldn't find any reports of fires where a second stairwell accessible from the same corridor would have prevented deaths.
Meaning, you couldn't find anything either way, or in what you found, the second stairwell wouldn't have helped?
- jltsiren 3y agoFinland is small enough that all fire deaths (50-100 / year) make it into national news. There are very few deaths reported outside the unit where the fire started. When reading reports of those outlier cases, I couldn't find a situation where a second stairwell would have helped. Fire codes are effective and fire fighters arrive quickly enough. If you can get out of your unit, you can get out of the building. Second stairwell requirements address a risk that doesn't really exist in Finland. The real challenge is detecting a fire in your unit quickly enough to get out.