If you live in a tower block and there is a fire in your home, you should evacuate and call 999.
If the fire is somewhere else in the building and you are not in immediate danger, you should call 999 and ‘stay put’ until the fire service can evacuate you safely.
Fires rarely occur and, when they do, they very rarely spread further than one or two rooms. To slow the spread of fire, there is a one-hour barrier between each floor in your tower block and half-an-hour in the walls of each flat.
Your flat is fitted with fire resistant doors that will withstand fire for half an hour. These barriers provide enough time for the fire service to attend an incident and put out a fire before it has a chance to spread.
If you are affected by heat or smoke it is crucial that you leave your flat immediately raising the alarm by calling 999.
We have created a booklet of fire safety advice for people living in tower blocks.