Case Study

The Importance of Fire Doors

On the ground floor of a multiple use building, the laundry room had a fire, fortunately it was fitted with a Fire Door and a self closing device; and it was this that held back the fire and smoke long enough to evacuate 60 children and 40 adults.

The cause of the fire was a six month old condenser tumble dryer.

As you can see the damage to the laundry room was considerable; but the corridor outside the laundry room was unaffected and protected keeping it smoke free and safe to evacuate all users of the building.

The Fire Risk Assessment carried out by Fire Compliance & Safety Ltd had advised that a self closing device should be fitted as part of the Action Plan.