⚠️ #EssenFire

Images of a burn out residential block earlier this morning from German City of Essen.

Reports 3 people take to hospital for smoke inhalation
#EssenFire

Building appears to be low to mid rise & completely burned out after 100 occupants evacuated.

khaleejtimes.com/world/germany-…
#EssenFire

Reports suggest fire started around 2am & spread to block involvement within 20mins

Appears the fire compartments failed early stage by what mechanisms is unknown

dw.com/en/germany-fir…
#EssenFire

This footage shows what appears to be a five storey residential building.

The central zone & upper roof level are completely burnt out.

Interesting to see the internal & structural details + ramifications for other buildings.

euronews.com/2022/02/21/fir…
#EssenFire

Note reports cites 180 people were displaced from this and adjacent blocks

The spokesperson said the fire brigade said it had never experienced a fire of that scale in the past. The blaze was brought under control at around 9am.

express.co.uk/news/world/156…
#EssenFire

This report suggests fire spread from the balcony to the building interior & flames were fanned by Storm wind effects.

Questions over why the fire spread from flat (or compartment) to virtually full building involvement

Press DMs open

then24.com/2022/02/21/fir…
#EssenFire

A second report suggesting the fire originated on a balcony but the fire spread mechanics are as yet unknown

then24.com/2022/02/21/ess…

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Feb 18
Doing a thread on #StormEunice building failures - from the millennium dome, scaffolds down & cladding failures

Pls post to this thread or DM pictures, footage or thoughts

We have a number of press enquires for support & pls state if you any your footage cited or featured
Note this work is self funded & undertaken in the public interest + informs wider representations to @GOVUK on #publicsafety

We don’t charge for this, have any cost recovery but instead requests that any applicable media fees are donated to @LondonFire1666 #BurnResearchCharity
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building safety risk is classed as a risk arising from

I) fire spread

II) structural collapse or partial collapse

Not risks of damp or mould etc

Note limit to “fire spread risk” not ignitability, combustibility or flammability.

Fancy legalese again by @govuk
@ahillslegal @LisaR8624 @GOVUK Ok assuming the material had a potential to ignite, combust etc

Are they only looking at the consequences of the spread and not the probability

Will they introduce risk grades low, medium, high or very high

Which ones will make the cut for funding - all, some, very high etc
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Inhibit, restrict, limit to first item, component, compartment or other extent

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Building refurbishment & fire in plant room spread to scaffolding

DMs open for fire expert comment

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How on earth did this happens - with modern fire suppression systems the catastrophic loss was preventable.

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