Fire safety advice
What if you live in a flat?
High rise flats are built to be fireproof. Walls ceilings and doors will hold back flames and smoke. If there's a fire elsewhere in the building you're usually safer staying in your flat unless heat or smoke is affecting you.
- Make sure everyone in your home knows about the fire and alert neighbouring flats by banging on the doors on your way out. Set off the fire alarm if there is one
- If there's a lot of smoke, crawl along the floor where the air will be cleaner
- Get everyone out and don't delay for valuables
- Don't investigate the fire
- Before you open doors check them with the back of your hand. If they're warm don't open them as the fire is on the other side
- Don't use the lift. Go down the stairs
