Fire refuges: the controversies and the requirements

An area of refuge is a location in a building designed to hold occupants during a fire or other emergency, when evacuation may not be safe or possible, until the fire brigade can assist.

British Standards 5588 Part 8 – Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings: Code of Practice for means of escape for disabled people – defines a refuge as:


“an area that is enclosed with fire-resisting construction (other than any part which is an external wall of... (417 more words)

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