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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 617066" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I lived in a 33 story building as a teenager. All buildings in NYC are required by building codes to have stairwells. The FDNY advises to avoid elevators in a fire and to use stairs. However, newer buildings in NYC are fireproof, meaning that the doors are rated to withstand fire for a specified period of time (usually 30 to 90 minutes) so generally people who are not in the affected apartment are advised to stay put. A number of years ago, relatives of Macauley Culkin had an apartment fire which spread and killed people because they didn't slam the door shut when they fled the apartment, thus allowing the fire to spread. The man who died in this fire apparently fled into a staircase which was open and venting because FDNY was using it as the attack stairs to reach the fire floor. The doors being opened allowed the fire and smoke to spread. He was more than 10 floors above the fire and would have been fine had he stayed put. Personally, I would never live so high up anymore but if I did, I'd want a balcony or terrace that I could go to if needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 617066, member: 3493"] I lived in a 33 story building as a teenager. All buildings in NYC are required by building codes to have stairwells. The FDNY advises to avoid elevators in a fire and to use stairs. However, newer buildings in NYC are fireproof, meaning that the doors are rated to withstand fire for a specified period of time (usually 30 to 90 minutes) so generally people who are not in the affected apartment are advised to stay put. A number of years ago, relatives of Macauley Culkin had an apartment fire which spread and killed people because they didn't slam the door shut when they fled the apartment, thus allowing the fire to spread. The man who died in this fire apparently fled into a staircase which was open and venting because FDNY was using it as the attack stairs to reach the fire floor. The doors being opened allowed the fire and smoke to spread. He was more than 10 floors above the fire and would have been fine had he stayed put. Personally, I would never live so high up anymore but if I did, I'd want a balcony or terrace that I could go to if needed. [/QUOTE]
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