Eleven die in fire in Czech Republic tower block

iambecomelife · 08-09-20, 08:10 PM

Terrible! I notice in the picture that the tower doesn't seem to have flammable "cladding" like Grenfell Tower did, so I wonder how the fire spread. Maybe the interior had too many wooden materials? That has been a factor in other high rise fires. Flammable furnishings can be lethal, even if the exterior of a building is concrete/brick.

I hope they change fire codes as a result (here in the US, it always takes tragedies for changes in code to be made - unfortunately).

Gerald · 08-10-20, 08:22 AM

It is precisely the case that in many cases "major accidents" are necessary before there is a change in a positive direction, unfortunately!

08-09-20, 08:10 PM	#1
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,709 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Terrible! I notice in the picture that the tower doesn't seem to have flammable "cladding" like Grenfell Tower did, so I wonder how the fire spread. Maybe the interior had too many wooden materials? That has been a factor in other high rise fires. Flammable furnishings can be lethal, even if the exterior of a building is concrete/brick. I hope they change fire codes as a result (here in the US, it always takes tragedies for changes in code to be made - unfortunately). __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

08-10-20, 08:22 AM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	It is precisely the case that in many cases "major accidents" are necessary before there is a change in a positive direction, unfortunately! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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