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juanito_f90 t1_ja2gbyq wrote

Common in concrete tower blocks when each flat/apartment is essentially a fireproof block.

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OZeski t1_ja3z8nl wrote

I worked in a set of high rise buildings (group of four buildings 14+ stories with interconnected ground levels) and saw several instances where fires broke out. The alarms were designed to clear the floor with the fire, along with the floor above and below. Then shortly more floors above. Evacuation was staggered and usually did not require the entire building be disturbed.

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SonofBeckett t1_ja5mtcv wrote

Was gonna say, my first thought seeing this was the apartment bombing scene from Fight Club

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