I work in a 24 stories high building, floor 13 caught fire, they ordered to evacuate the building.

Was this the right procedure?
People in floors 24, 23 and 22 would be probably safer, I guess,going up to the rooftop than going down 20+ stories and passing by the smoke and problems at #13 besides getting in the middle of fireman and others while using the stairs.

In the worst case scenario you can always use a helicopter to rescue the people at the rooftop.

I went down without thinking about it but in retrospect most injuries were due to the evacuation rather than the actual fire.


What do you think about this?

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