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Friday, February 24, 2006

Escape rescue system


The events of 9/11 have led to the realization that skyscrapers are potential death traps, especially for inhabitants of higher floors in cases of catastrophic events.

Tragedies, such as the fire in a Chicago high-rise building in 2003 in which six inhabitants died of smoke inhalation in the stairwell during the evacuation process, and, of course, the World Trade Center disaster of 9/11, have underlined the vulnerability of the building’s core and emergency stairwell as the only venue for evacuation, escape and as means of entrance for fire and rescue personnel. Clearly, there is an acute need for an alternative, back-up solution

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