Üsküdar University Occupational Health and Safety Department Head Dr. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan and Lecturer. See. Abdurrahman Ince, Kadıköy He evaluated the fire that broke out in a 24-storey residence in Fikirtepe and the precautions to be taken against possible fires.
Expressing that the importance of not using flammable materials on the exteriors of high-rise buildings has emerged once again, Dr. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan said, “Polyethylene filled aluminum composite panel is in B flammability (difficult flammable) class. Even according to the provisions of the Regulation on the Protection of Buildings from Fire, the use of this material is prohibited in buildings with a building height of more than 28,5 meters. These prohibited materials should be dismantled and discarded. In fact, we recommend using A1 class (non-combustible) material as exterior insulation and coating material, especially in high-rise buildings.”
Dr. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan also emphasized that polyethylene-filled aluminum composite panel fire cannot be extinguished with water since it is a Class D metal fire.
Dr. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan reminded the provisions under the heading "facades" that were in effect in 2007: ARTICLE 27- (1) Exterior facades must be made of non-combustible material in high-rise buildings and at least flammable material in other buildings. The intersections of the facade elements and the floors that do not have gaps for the flames to pass through are insulated for a period of time to ensure the fire resistance of the flooring in a way that prevents the flames from jumping to the neighboring floors.
Stating that there should be emergency elevators in high-rise buildings, Dr. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan said, “In our legislation (Regulation on the Protection of Buildings from Fire), at least two protected fire escape stairs with fire safety halls are required in buildings of this height (24 floors). An emergency elevator is also requested and is thought to be available in this building as well. Those who used the building were able to escape from these escape stairs and there were no casualties.” said.
Stating that the elevators did not work during the fire, this is also a situation that should happen. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan said that emergency elevators should work. Dr. Instructor Member Rüştü Uçan said, “When the fire breaks out, the elevators go down to the escape floor, open their doors and receive no other commands, but the emergency elevators must continue to operate. Generators only need to feed and sustain the energy of fire fighting systems. This is called the emergency energy system and, unfortunately, in our country, this issue is not known enough, so emergency elevators usually do not work during a fire. The emergency power system should operate the emergency elevators as well as the pressurizing fans to prevent smoke from entering the escape routes. The emergency elevator is needed both for the evacuation and rescue of the disabled, and for firefighters and firefighters to get up and down quickly to the upper floors.” warned.
Instructor See. Abdurrahman İnce also underlined that the fire brigade's external intervention in these very high-rise buildings is a handicap or even impossible after a certain height and said, “Internal intervention is required. For this, there is a fire brigade water outlet (Siamese twins) outside the building and fire brigade water intake valves on each floor. Firefighters, in addition to their personal protective equipment, take their hoses and go to the lower floor of the fire floor and are stationed. Emergency elevators (formerly called fireman's elevator) must work in order to get to this floor quickly. It is also used for rescue purposes as mentioned above. said.
Underlining that not only residences, but also electrical devices of these very high buildings should not be interrupted and that they should be safe, Lecturer. See. Abdurrahman İnce listed the precautions to be taken as follows:
“Fires are mostly caused by heating-cooling systems and cooking processes. Apart from these, there are many causes of fire, especially careless smoking. All high-rise buildings, not just residences; Hospitals, hotels, office buildings, residences require extra precautions against fire. The relevant part; exterior insulation and coating materials must be A1 class non-combustible. In this regard, there is a great risk of fire and related loss of life. Those who use these buildings should use fire escape ladders from time to time to try out, that is, let them practice and keep them ready for use at all times.”
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