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MargaretR · 01-08-2011, 19:18

The mother of my disabled neighbour has phoned me tonight in a very anxious state of concern for her son's welfare.

She related detail of a fire incident in this block in the year before Brian and I moved here.
The exterior door was unlocked at night. A drunk wandered in an settled himself to sleep on some carpets in one of the landing storerooms.
He was smoking and drinking, fell asleep and set the carpets on fire.
Her son had to be rescued by the Firemen. The stairwell wall is still smokestained

Removing our ability to lock those exterior doors exposes us to a repetition of such an incident.
A rapid exit via the stairwell is hazardous when the fire is in that stairwell.

I knew that this fire had happened but she has provided me with detail.
She intends to contact the fire brigade tomorrow to remind them of their involvement when it happened.

I have one window which opens wide enough to be an exit and a tow rope readily to hand near that window. Double glazing is notoriously difficult to break and serious injury can happen whilst escaping through broken glass.

The past history of this actual fire incident demonstrates that by allowing easy public access they have increased the risk

01-08-2011, 19:18	#120
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 519 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: Hyndburn Homes - security compromised. The mother of my disabled neighbour has phoned me tonight in a very anxious state of concern for her son's welfare. She related detail of a fire incident in this block in the year before Brian and I moved here. The exterior door was unlocked at night. A drunk wandered in an settled himself to sleep on some carpets in one of the landing storerooms. He was smoking and drinking, fell asleep and set the carpets on fire. Her son had to be rescued by the Firemen. The stairwell wall is still smokestained Removing our ability to lock those exterior doors exposes us to a repetition of such an incident. A rapid exit via the stairwell is hazardous when the fire is in that stairwell. I knew that this fire had happened but she has provided me with detail. She intends to contact the fire brigade tomorrow to remind them of their involvement when it happened. I have one window which opens wide enough to be an exit and a tow rope readily to hand near that window. Double glazing is notoriously difficult to break and serious injury can happen whilst escaping through broken glass. The past history of this actual fire incident demonstrates that by allowing easy public access they have increased the risk __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 01-08-2011 at 19:27.