Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
I would guess it's due to ease of evacuation. A building that is 100 m wide by 10 m high * 10 m deep will have more room external fire exits than a building that is 10 m wide * 10 m deep * 100 m high.
The actual figure of 22m probably means nothing, and was likely only chosen because they had to set a limit purely so they could enforce it.
|
Quote:
|
Concerns that the panels could exacerbate the spread of fires led authorities to allow them only on buildings that can be reached by the fire brigade using fully-extended ladders from the ground.
|
A 22m building would still have been destroyed in this manner. 6/7/8 floors would still be affected. The restriction was not connected to any flammability or otherwise. If it was, it would've been banned for all buildings.