ballettmaus
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Several news sources have reported that the type of cladding they believe was used on this building is not allowed on tall buildings in the US for fire safety reasons.
They reported that in Germany, too. And we have the same regulations. Only non-flammable material is allowed to be used for cladding for buildings which are taller than 22 meters.
Heartbreaking to read the stories emerging, two especially are the five year old who was separated from his family on the climb down the stairs and the woman on one of the top floors who took to Facebook live to document her inability to escape and to say goodbye.
Each time I hear something like this, I end up thinking that I just hope that everyone who died was fortunate to pass out from smoke inhalation before the fire got to them. It's just horrible. I also can't imagine what it must be like for the firemen who are now going through the building. The tragedy they are faced with must be horrific.