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iguy
on Dec 6, 2020
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The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major c...
Can't say I know anything about those, unless Hong Kong counts -- it is certainly full of towers with barely space for one staircase.
baybal2
on Dec 6, 2020
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From what I heard, HK indeed requires 2 stairs, just no necessary two separate staircases.
iguy
on Dec 8, 2020
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Ah, looking again at floorplans, some appear to be stacking two stair paths in one stairwell. So if you have a fire in one apartment, maybe the smoke only reaches (say) even-floor-number front doors.
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