Tehran Highrise Collapse - Fire 1

[dik]

http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/collapse-of-burning-tehran-high-rise-kills-30-firefighters-1.3247582

Dik

 

[JAE]

Here's a short video at the point of collapse.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/t...lding-collapses-after-fire-iran-state-n708721

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[JAE]

This one's a little better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDd9DiT7Xow

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[Sparweb]

Looks like it was already in the process of collapsing when the video cut in.

Reports in the article about "...blocking stairwells with fabric from cramped garment workshops..." sound like a very dire situation. Combustible materials stored in a tall chimney...

STF

 

[MJCronin]

There is no fire protection of structural steelwork in the third world ....

Every once in a while it is useful to have a disaster like this to remind us why we must spend a few dollars extra for a building that complies with western codes and standards.

MJCronin
Sr. Process Engineer

 

[JedClampett]

Before we throw our shoulders out patting ourselves on the back, thread815-417976.

 

[JAE]

Hey...he was talking about the U.S. - not Oakland, CA.

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[dik]

MJ... didn't know that...
JAE... I always thought there was something funny about the water in Oakland.

 

[MacGyverS2000]

LPS for JAE

To Jed's comment... the rules are there, and the building was made according to the rules. The tenants made stupid mods/storage decisions (like Tehran's stacking of bolts of cloth in the stairwell), but you have to look at the building design itself, not what the tenants do with it.

Dan - Owner

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