30 years ago it took about 17 minutes for a fire to spread through a building. How long do you think it will take now?
Tests have shown that an apartment is completely destroyed by fire within 3 minutes. What began as a smoldering fire in a seat, grows into an invading flames in a few minutes. Building materials and furniture contain more and more combustible substances, so that contemporary buildings are destroyed more quickly by fire.
“So I have 3 minutes to bring myself and my colleagues to safety?” Wrong! In 3 minutes everything is destroyed, but smoke development briefly drastically reduces your flight time. Smoke is toxic.
In addition, smoke limits your vision. Many people think that they know their home and work environment to perfection, but try to find your way out blindfolded and creeping. You will notice that this is not going as smoothly as you think.
Our advice is: as long as there is no smoke or glow, you can take one fire attempt. In any other situation you will escape as quickly as possible and inform the emergency services. Never breathe smoke and leave all your stuff behind.
Would you like more information about fire safety and would you like to learn how to extinguish yourself? We organize our workshops in your work environment. They last about 1.5 hours and include a theoretical and a practical part.
Contact us for more information.
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