A fire broke out in a hotel in Odessa, Ukraine. In case of fire, how to escape?

Before encountering a fire, we must first have an understanding of the fire.

First, the fire spread quickly.

There are many stairwells, elevator shafts, pipe shafts, air ducts, cable shafts and other shafts in high-rise buildings. If the fire separation is not handled properly, it will become a way for the fire to spread rapidly, just like a towering chimney in the event of a fire.

Second, it is difficult to evacuate.

The characteristics of high-rise buildings: first, there are many floors, long vertical distance and long time to evacuate to the ground or other safe places; Second, the personnel are concentrated and the evacuation time is long; Thirdly, when a fire happens, the airflow in each shaft is smooth, and the fire and smoke spread upward quickly, which increases the difficulty of evacuation.

Third, it is difficult to save.

High-rise buildings are as high as tens of meters or even hundreds of meters, so it is quite difficult to put out fires from the outside. Generally speaking, it should be based on self-help, that is, indoor fire-fighting facilities. The fire protection facilities of most high-rise buildings are not perfect, so it is often difficult to put out fires in high-rise buildings. Secondly, what if there is an unfortunate fire?

Don't panic when you call the police to say that your house is on fire. Remember to call? 1 19? Call the police, the sooner you call the police, the smaller the loss. When calling the police, make it clear, explain your home's location, street, house number and the type of fire items, leave your contact number, and send someone to the intersection to meet the fire truck. The best place to put out a fire with a fire extinguisher is the windward or crosswind position.

Cover your nose and mouth with wet towels, wet clothes and cloth when you escape quickly. According to statistics, more than 80% people who died in the fire were suffocated by smoke. They crawled on their knees and elbows when the smoke was rolling.

Don't go downstairs. It takes 10 minutes for the fire to start burning wildly, but it only takes 3 minutes for the smoke to block the aisle. Generally, the stairs and walkways can't pass, and the smoke affects the line of sight, and the toxic gas is fatal. Don't go downstairs at this time.

Don't jump. The stairwell is full of smoke. It is easy for people to choose to jump by mistake, but people who jump from the height of 10 meters (three stories high) rarely survive. The most important thing is to seek help. If smoke enters the room, people can go to the balcony and lock the doors and windows firmly, and use wet towel masks to avoid the smoke and wait for rescue.

Finally, how to prevent fire?

Pay attention to the safety of household appliances.

When the temperature is high in summer, properly control the use time of household appliances, and don't put them in direct sunlight or corners that are not easy to dissipate heat. (When putting out an electrical fire, cut off the power supply first.)

Beware of automobile spontaneous combustion

Auto-ignition is also a big problem. An effective fire extinguisher should be equipped at ordinary times, and it is not allowed to modify the car without permission to avoid engine overload, and transport and load inflammable and explosive articles safely according to regulations.

Beware of cigarette butts catching fire.

After cigarette butts are ignited, the highest temperature can reach 700-800℃, which exceeds the ignition point of combustible materials such as cotton, hemp, wool fabric and paper. If cigarette butts are thrown around and come into contact with these combustibles, it is easy to cause burning and even fire.