This hazard may also affect the means of escape of occupants especially through common corridors of residential flats during the early stage of a fire.
Duh, could the fire and rescue adviser or one of his minions possibly explain, in respect of the above quotation how on earth:
1. There will be a blazing inferno in the common parts during the early stages of a fire (almost certainly in a flat).
2. How people are supposed to use the means of escape during the said inferno.
3. By what means are the occupants to be alerted to this inferno in its early stages.
Besides which the chief fire and rescue adviser did not seem to want much to do with the coroners recommendations on the basis that the central govt view of fire safety is that its ntohing to do with us gov. Or have I misread the response.