WOODEN FIRE ESCAPES
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Although cne of the hardwood fire escapes in Strange’s old building had been damaged in the recent fire, it was still capable of supporting its load, whereas inside the building one had to walk with great Care, said the superintendent of the Christchurch Fire Brigade (Mr A. Morrison) yesterday, when asked about the efficiency of hardwood fire escapes. External escapes made of hardwood were, he considered, preferable to iron and steel estapes. The metal escapes became hot very quickly, and in cold and wet weather could become dangerously slippery Although hardwoods burned they stood long enough to allow persons to escape from a building. By the time they ignited the inside of the building would be so badly damaged that it would be improbable that anyone would be left inside.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26409, 1 May 1951, Page 8
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