The correct way to escape when a fire occurs in a high-rise building

Fire is a type of accident. It can be caused by many reasons, such as electrical appliances catching fire or some other reasons. There are many places where fires can occur, including high-rise buildings. When a fire like this occurs, we should pay attention. We should know the correct way to escape. So what is the correct way to escape when a fire occurs in a high-rise building?

Escape rules: 1. It is necessary to understand and be familiar with the evacuation routes and emergency exits of the house in advance, so as to be prepared for any eventuality. High-rise residential buildings should have at least two staircases available for evacuation. After a fire occurs, you can follow the indicator lights or signs to escape. Never take the elevator to avoid power outage or loss of control.

2. When a fire occurs in the room, do not panic. You can use a fire extinguisher or a fire hydrant to put out the fire as soon as possible. At this time, you should also call on people around you to come out and participate in fire fighting and call the police. If the fire cannot be controlled, you should evacuate yourself immediately and close the door when leaving to prevent smoke from entering the corridor. After escaping from a fire, do not worry about the items left in the room and go back to get them.

3. When the fire starts in other rooms or floors, you should touch the door handle with your hand before opening the door. If the temperature of the door lock is already very high, or smoke is coming in from the door gap, it means that the fire outside is already very large. Do not open the door rashly. If the temperature of the door lock is normal, or there is no smoke coming in from the door gap, it means that the fire is still some distance away from you. At this time, you can open a crack in the door and observe the situation outside. When opening the door, you should use one foot to support the lower frame of the door to prevent the heat waves outside from blowing the door open and spreading the fire. Once you are sure that the fire does not pose a threat to you, escape from the fire as quickly as possible.

4. When the fire and thick smoke have blocked the passage, all doors and windows in the room should be closed to prevent air convection and delay the spread of fire. The gaps between the doors and windows should be blocked with some cloth strips. If conditions permit, water can be poured on the doors and windows to lower their temperature and wait for rescue. If you live on a high floor, you cannot jump blindly. If you jump out of the window, you must send out a signal for help. You can throw some soft objects such as sofa cushions and pillows. At night, you can turn on a flashlight so that people below can know that there are people here and can come to your rescue.

5. When you leave the room and find that the fire is on this floor, you should run to the nearest known emergency exit as soon as possible. If there is a fire door, you should close it in time. If the corridor is blocked or surrounded by smoke, you should try to lower your body, especially your head, and cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel or clothing.

6. Generally, high-rise buildings will have refuge floors. If you cannot escape to the ground safely, you should escape to the refuge floor and wait for rescue there.

7. When you are trapped in a room due to a fire and cannot escape, do not jump out of the window blindly. Cover your nose with a wet towel to block the smoke, wait patiently for rescue, and find ways to call the police for help.

Escape route: 1. Fire experts point out that once a high-rise fire occurs, if it is not handled properly in the early stage, you may be buried in the sea of ​​fire at any time. Therefore, when a fire occurs in a high-rise building where you live, you should escape from the danger safely in the shortest time possible and enter the safe area by entering the fire escape staircase.

Wrong approach: Jumping up and down, the more you run, the closer you are to danger.

Correct approach: According to fire prevention experts from the Municipal Public Security Fire Bureau, the fire escape stairs in high-rise buildings are generally closed. If the property management is good and the fire doors are intact, smoke and fire cannot enter at all. No matter how heavy the smoke is, you can go down the fire escape stairs. Since the fire escape stairs are a separate passage from the residence, those with better conditions also have lighting and ventilation equipment. As long as you enter the fire escape stairs, you have entered a safe area.

Expert comment: When you can't figure out where the fire and smoke are coming from, don't walk around or run around, otherwise you may get closer to danger.

2. If the smoke is too thick to see the escape route clearly

Wrong behavior: After a fire breaks out, panic and run around in the thick smoke, or rush into the fire alone regardless of the consequences.

The correct approach: When you open the door, you find that the entire corridor is full of thick smoke. You can't tell the directions at all, and you don't know where the fire escape is. "At this time, just don't move." Close the door tightly to reduce the entry of smoke and flames, wet the door with water, block the gaps with wet towels, and hide under the window or on the balcony to avoid the smoke.

3. If ten people jump out of the window, nine will die. How to escape when residents are on a lower floor.

Correct approach: Generally, the correct approach is to tear bedding, clothes, and sheets into strips, twist them into ropes, and tie them to a solid window sill, bed frame, or other solid object in the room, then climb down the outer wall using a rope to escape. However, be sure to tie the sheets tightly and firmly to prevent them from breaking or the knots from falling off. Of course, if conditions permit, it is safer to escape using a descender.

Expert comment: Jumping out of a building through an open window is a very passive approach. Nine out of ten people who jump will die. This situation usually happens to residents living on lower floors. In fact, even jumping from the second floor to the ground is very dangerous, unless you are already in a desperate situation and are taking your last gamble. And even if you want to gamble, you should first hold the bottom of the windowsill with your hands when jumping, let your body hang down, and fall naturally. This can reduce the height from the ground, and you will often land on both feet, which is much safer.