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Another tower on fire
One of the newest towers in Dubai Internet City is ablaze. Smoke can be seen billowing from the top of the building, close to the twin towers. The high rise tower, which is still under construction, is at Tecom.
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Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by IndieG
(Post 6349727)
One of the newest towers in Dubai Internet City is ablaze. Smoke can be seen billowing from the top of the building, close to the twin towers. The high rise tower, which is still under construction, is at Tecom.
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10213143.html MM, xx |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by Madam Medusa
(Post 6349822)
it won't be the last...i just pray there are no casualties...
MM, xx It's gonna happen, it's gonna happen.... |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by shakh your bootie
(Post 6349843)
Towers under construction catching fire is bad enough. Can you imagine if a functioning, inhabited tower had a major fire????
It's gonna happen, it's gonna happen.... Have always wondered how would they rescue someone stuck on the top floors in Dubai? Choppers? |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by IndieG
(Post 6349864)
Have always wondered how would they rescue someone stuck on the top floors in Dubai? Choppers?
More seriously, they design tower blocks so that emergency egress passages (ie stairwells) are fire-proofed and ventillated. If you can't make it all the way down, then they design in "holding areas" that retard flame & smoke for long enough for emergency relief to reach you. Assuming they've designed it right & built it right, that is... |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by shakh your bootie
(Post 6349878)
No, they'll have a swarm of smurfs on the ground holding very large blankets shouting "Jump, you b*ggers, jump".....
More seriously, they design tower blocks so that emergency egress passages (ie stairwells) are fire-proofed and ventillated. If you can't make it all the way down, then they design in "holding areas" that retard flame & smoke for long enough for emergency relief to reach you. Assuming they've designed it right & built it right, that is... |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by shakh your bootie
(Post 6349878)
Assuming they've designed it right & built it right, that is...
In their hurry to build the towers/cut costs etc, you think they'd worry about such 'minor' details? God willing there will be no fire.... |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by IndieG
(Post 6349917)
n their hurry to build the towers/cut costs etc, you think they'd worry about such 'minor' details? God willing there will be no fire....
So they jump off buildings...If it is their destiny to die that moment, then so be it... |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by Confucius
(Post 6349907)
Here's one for you: Explain to me why there isn't that high occurence of fires in AD...
Because God lives in AD, he flat shares with Beard Man The bombieri get there two weeks ahead of the fire. |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by Eva
(Post 6350695)
Because God lives in AD, he flat shares with Beard Man
The bombieri get there two weeks ahead of the fire. |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by IndieG
(Post 6349727)
One of the newest towers in Dubai Internet City is ablaze. Smoke can be seen billowing from the top of the building, close to the twin towers. The high rise tower, which is still under construction, is at Tecom.
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10213143.html Inside the buildings (if they're anything like the UK - which they should be) everything is intumescent - they'll also have mega sprinkler systems in the apartments I'm sure. Have you ever seen a sprinkler system go off?? Its rediculous the amount of water that gets pumped out. often more damage is done here as a result of putting the fire out that the fire itself. I understand the M&E systems over there a pretty s**t hot. |
Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by CeeBee
(Post 6350740)
Ah they're probably just burning plastic wrapping or something. Used to do it in UK but its banned now.
Inside the buildings (if they're anything like the UK - which they should be) everything is intumescent - they'll also have mega sprinkler systems in the apartments I'm sure. Have you ever seen a sprinkler system go off?? Its rediculous the amount of water that gets pumped out. often more damage is done here as a result of putting the fire out that the fire itself. I understand the M&E systems over there a pretty s**t hot. What about for those living in the Marina/Tecom/JBR...i.e. the new high rises? Do you have sprinklers in your apartment? |
Re: Another tower on fire
Surprised to hear that it is mandatory in all towers now to have smoke detection and sprinklers
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Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by Live for now
(Post 6352466)
Surprised to hear that it is mandatory in all towers now to have smoke detection and sprinklers
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Re: Another tower on fire
Originally Posted by lionheart
(Post 6352549)
As a Fire Insurance Surveyor among my other duties, it seems to me that the main problem here is not the installations but the training of staff to use and maintain them properly. The number of fire extiguishers I have seen in factories and warehouses still in their original protective wrapping is frankly amazing...just like the sheets protecting car seats... they don't want them to get dirty:frown:
Almost makes driving bearable....lol |
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