A FIRE ESCAPE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 30

A FIRE ESCAPE.

We have been shown plans of a fire escape designed by Mr Roheit Fcrrcot, architect, of this c.ty, ca new lines from those lately creeted here. The fir© e£ca.pe3 arc spiral elaircasc of concrete or iron, ciwlos-cd in brickwork, having all openings from the cutfidc of the biulduig and cnter'.v.'i from fcalconie? ov haleonctt^s by fircpri/if c!oor=. Tho door? cxc hung on doubl&pnotcd hing'Cfe, which cause-s them to return to tii9 o'osed pontion, whctlici they axe cpeued from tho outti'k or ir t-id«t -id« of the ooai)es. The :n'riatt>3, in case of firo, pa c s out of tiie buikliiisf on to the- balconies or l«ak i jnetr.s by tho waidov\s or caE'ement doors con\ciiiei J t to the fir? escapes. By pufhincc th? t}oo:3 mwardi they enter the escape?, tho doers immcd'akly clo-ie, they pas-: down tlio stair-, ar.d by pusliing out the doers at the bottom they pass out upon, the grcund bvel?. Everyone p-ntering the (.-rape; :.-■ fafe from firo or Emoke, and can, without r:='-c, f^ics spfdy down to the exits. Ttao firo Vnjradc men can oiter by the lower <>xits and go up ar.d out en to the several haloou'Co or baici n-'tt's and us-e tii-a £ro lmse. provided en earh level for ■emeroreucir-s m ca oof fire, etc Tl c crapes can h® buili; M pvit any lieisht of bui'dm^ or number of bo'coijiCs or bclccnettes or r.nv olns; of b-jik.'ng=, ul ether cf t.nibor or briek — hotels, l»>'irdjiig-hou--p«. or riivat« rrekkiaoes. The ba,'eoi.4Os n'.id bal' r> ~3ttcs pie of eoncrote on iro'i brao'ectfi. wi'!> fioiT of hglit iron or pr^^Cil fir.-pr^of matcc.j.'e, .ifi may be d O-ed Mr Forr. Vve- to lrforinod. l-.as ni^i-tiTcd his dr i^n, but lip will be willing to gi\e infcrmatiou to anyone niteiostotl in firo cncipcs.