2024-04-19 07:18:36
Fire response | Fire Candle Rescue Instructions How to decide whether to stay home or evacuate? Hiding in the bathroom or more dangerous!
There have been numerous fires in Hong Kong over the past week, including a category 3 fire at the Wah Fung building in Jordan and a category 4 fire at the Hung Shui Kiu Housing Society site. The first left 5 dead and 40 injured. In the event of a fire, remaining calm and escaping properly can increase your chances of survival.
The deadly cause of fires is heavy smoke, which is the biggest cause of death
Fires kill lives, not only because of the high temperature and flames that burn the skin, hair and deeper cellular tissues of the human body, but also because of the thick smoke and toxic gases. Therefore, when escaping, in addition to avoiding the flames, you must. Also avoid flames. Be aware of other hazards so you can respond in the event of a fire.
1. High temperature and flame will burn skin, hair or cell tissue.
2. Some materials decompose at high temperatures and release toxic gases causing poisoning.
3. Burning flames will consume oxygen, causing hypoxia and suffocation.
4. A lack of oxygen will cause incomplete combustion, producing heavy smoke and carbon monoxide, posing a risk of death from suffocation and poisoning. Excessive smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death in fires.
5. High temperatures can affect the structure of the building and cause a risk of collapse.
Excessive smoke inhalation is the leading cause of fire-related deaths.
Firefighting measures
The decision to remain in the unit and escape upwards or downwards depends on the fire and smoke conditions as well as the location of the fire. If the fire scene is on a higher floor than the residence, residents can exit the building by going down the stairs. However, if the fire scene is on a lower floor than where they live, they can escape to the roof.
Never use an elevator to escape
In the event of a fire alarm, the elevator’s power supply may be cut off, causing a grounding. Additionally, if the elevator breaks down and remains on the fire floor, heavy smoke can leak in when the door is opened, posing a great danger to people in the elevator.
When evacuating your home in the event of a fire, close the door
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Ask everyone in the unit to leave
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Do not bring valuable items to avoid wasting time
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Close the door when leaving to prevent the spread of fire and smoke
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Call loudly to warn neighbors to escape
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Use the nearest stairs to escape
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Break the hallway alarm window to activate the fire alarm
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Once you have reached a safe place, call “999” to report the fire.
When a fire breaks out in another unit, how do you decide whether to stay in the unit or leave?
After comparing the respective risks of staying home and leaving the unit to escape, make a quick decision and take appropriate action.
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Before opening the door, feel the temperature of the door with your hands. If the door and doorknob are conducting heat from outside, it means there is a fire outside the house. You must carefully consider whether to leave the unit and escape through it. situation.
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After opening the door and finding that the hallway is full of smoke, do not use the stairs to escape and immediately return to the unit where you live.
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Close the door and seal the gaps around the door with tape and damp towels to prevent smoke from seeping in.
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If heavy smoke can still enter the house, call ‘999’ to inform the fire brigade where you are trapped.
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Go to a room that is not affected by smoke
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Don’t hide in the bathroom, because bathroom doors generally have no fire protection function and cannot block thick smoke.
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Hang sheets or wave towels on decks or windows to notify firefighters of their location.
Emergency measures when leaving the unit
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Bring a cell phone, door keys and wet towels
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Close the unit door
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Use the nearest stairs to escape, don’t use the elevator
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If there is smoke on the stairs, use another staircase to escape immediately
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If there are no stairs that are safe to navigate, return to your unit or knock on the doors of other units until you find a safe place to hide.
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If heavy smoke blocks the exit, you must crawl on the ground. The air near the ground is less smoky.
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Close fire doors en route to prevent the spread of fire
Remember escape routes to avoid problems before they arise.
Hypoxia caused by fire will affect people’s judgment and coordination. Therefore, it is safer to familiarize yourself in advance with the escape routes in the event of a building fire than to react only at the critical moment. Additionally, ensure that emergency exits are not obstructed by debris and that smoke doors, underground exit doors, and exit doors on the roof of the building are unlocked to keep emergency exits open . Keeping smoke doors closed can also prevent the spread of smoke and reduce losses in the event of a fire alarm.
If you discover a fire risk, you can file a complaint with the firefighters by calling 27238787.
Source: Hong Kong Fire Department, Hong Kong Child Safety Promotion Association, Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Prevention and Response Education and Research Center.
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