Lessons to be learned

Procedures to ensure early call out to the Fire Brigade


Provisions for speedy access to the fire floor via protected fire fighting lifts and use of wet risers


Effective compartmentation measures, including sprinkler protection for high-rise buildings


Good coordination of fire safety measures with refurbishment works and programme, especially in an occupied building


Structural fire full frame analysis, rather than single element small-scale fire tests, as a basis for design