Towering inferno in Dubai. Will it or won't it collapse into it's own footprint ?
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Originally posted by SpontaneousOrder View PostTowering inferno in Dubai. Will it or won't it collapse into it's own footprint ?
Scary stuff. But sounds like it's under control. Amazing that there were no direct major casualties. -
Originally posted by mudskipper View Postits
Scary stuff. But sounds like it's under control. Amazing that there were no direct major casualties.Comment
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It mystifies me is how quickly a fire can spread in such a modern building. Surely we've advanced since Towering Inferno. Wouldn't this place have a solid steel and concrete structure? proper fire doors? fire resistant floors and furniture throughout? sprinklers in very room?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostIt mystifies me is how quickly a fire can spread in such a modern building. Surely we've advanced since Towering Inferno. Wouldn't this place have a solid steel and concrete structure? proper fire doors? fire resistant floors and furniture throughout? sprinklers in very room?Comment
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Quite, slave labour. See this article too. Extensive use of flammable cladding, lax fire safety and corruption that means inspections are fixed.
Until Dubai changed its building regulations in 2013, many of the city’s tallest buildings were clad in an aluminium-polyurethane panelling that is highly flammable when exposed to flame or even extreme heat.
Best to avoid these places.Last edited by xoggoth; 1 January 2016, 17:37.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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