Hotel fires dec rease

BUSINESS AND’ ‘vacation ‘travel
“fers are’. increasingly | concerned
about: the’ threat of fire in hotels.
“and motels.’

. However, - according to: fi igures:

we feleased by the Fire. Commissioner -
of ‘Canada, the number of hotel

©" fires and resulting fatalities has

- decreased in the last ten-years.

‘1a 1975, more than 800 people -
died i in commercial and residential
.? fires; by. 1984 (most recent figures
» -available),.that number. had drop-

“ped. to. slightly. over ::500. ee
» seven of those deaths :occurre:
“Canadian hotels and motels.”

Robin: Upton ‘of ; the Office’ of

he Fire Commissioner’ of Canada, .

attributes this lov

: ‘forcemen “and > improvement °
“strict fire’, prevention ® ‘regulation
: relating to: all commercial accom
: . ) greate
awareness: and. concern regarding

/ Should. a fire alarm sound,
guests must follow the Instructions

sof fire® department - and: other
mergency personnel. If the” fire:

‘aiarm™ iridicates: ‘the need to.
evacuate, they- should roll out of
bed and crawl to the door. Stan-
ding is’ dangcrous as smoke and
deadly ‘gases tise,
if the door -or. knob is. hot, .

_Shouldn'tbe opened: ‘If ota
» guests should” “proceed to emergen-
cy exits “and.go: down to the
“round. Elevators ‘must: not tbe us-

idm. case. “safer to “remain: cin’
“the hotel room,’ guests. ‘should let.
someone know they “are. there by.
phoning” the:switchtioard (Gf the’
lines: still work): or..by ‘hanging a”
bed shect out the-window. Putting < |
wet towels: .and.*shects:* around ©

doors :.and ‘cracks ill: ‘Prevent
smoke from seeping i
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