Most of the causes of death in fires are caused by toxic gas and smoke (80% of deaths in the first 12 hours). Therefore, in fires, many victims die because they try to struggle in a panic, causing the poisoning to strike quickly, and the victims collapse quickly.

When encountering a house fire situation on the high floor of an apartment, you should calmly and quickly follow the right escape methods and skills, avoid an unfortunate situation for you and go to the house.

When detecting a fire, you must first calm down to handle it and quickly find a solution to "extinguish the fire, escape" with powder cylinders, CO2 gas cylinders, sand, blankets, water... to extinguish the fire. In case the fire is too large to be extinguished, it is necessary to quickly think of an escape plan. The building alarm must be immediately pressed; shouting to notify everyone that there is a fire on the escape road; call 114 to notify the Fire and Rescue Police.

The first thing you need to do is determine the location of the flame and the source of the smoke. In case of smoke from above, or right in your floor, quickly move to the emergency exit and escape to the lower floors. Not using the lift is recommended in case of fire.

People use water-absorbent towels to escape from the burnt Carina Plaza luxury apartment building

If the smoke is coming from the lower floors, try to move back up the rooftop, as moving in a smoky environment for too long will cause you to collapse before escaping. Many buildings always lock their doors on the rooftop, so you should not move upwards because if the stairway is contaminated with smoke, this is where the smoke rises.

In a fire, death is usually due to asphyxiation before the fire, therefore, it is most essential for victims to calmly find a way to escape or stay away from suffocating spaces such as closed rooms and places that can cause explosions such as gas cylinders, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. When moving, you have to bend down or crawl, crawl because the smoke always rises high.

You should use a towel soaked in water to cover your nose and mouth to avoid inhaling smoke that causes suffocation. During this process, you touch one side of the wall with your hand to find an escape.

Specifically, before exiting by that way, the heat of the door must be checked by placing the back of your hand on the door. Do not open the door if it is warm or hot. If you see that the door is not affected by heat, open the door slowly and press the person entering the door. If you see fire and smoke on the other side, close it immediately and carefully insert the gaps to prevent smoke and fire from spreading into the room. If your eyes are stung by unobservable smoke, use your feet to reach out first to find the way.

When the outside of the apartment door has been surrounded by fire, you should quickly escape to an open space such as a balcony or terrace; using specialized equipment to escape from emergencies; absolutely do not jump from windows and balconies above; Just go downstairs to the burned floor and then use the stairs to go down to a safe place.

Emergency escape skills when on fire in a high-rise apartment building.

In case you can't escape downstairs, you should tie your clothes and blankets into long ropes to escape through the window. Closing your eyes and throwing yourself to the ground is an extremely dangerous method. In case you can't get out, stand on the balcony with hats, clothes, whistles, breathe... to wave and alarm the rescue force.

If the fire burns the clothes, stop moving, cover your face, lie down and roll over, roll over until the fire is extinguished. Do not run because the wind may further ignite the fire. Do not jump into swimming pools, tanks or water tanks as water may boil when exposed to fire.

If you live on high attic floors, many experts recommend not going down, but going to the rooftop of the apartment to avoid smoke inhalation and have a higher chance of survival. After going to the rooftop of the apartment, if it is attached to other blocks in the apartment complex, you can easily escape by walking to the next blocks and exiting down...

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Remember, never crawl under your bed or closet to avoid fire even if you are afraid, because it will be very difficult for firefighters to find you. Remember that firefighters and others will find you to free you. The sooner they find you, the faster you'll be out.

Once you have escaped from the fire, absolutely do not spare your belongings, property, and pets but return to the burning place, which will be life-threatening.

T.Quangv