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Friday, January 01, 2016
Dubai hotel fire: Inferno at 63-storey Address Downtown hotel near New Year's Eve fireworks display - live
Huge fire erupts at Dubai hotel ahead of New Year celebrations. Follow all the latest developments here
By David Millward, and Jessica Winch
2:22PM GMT 01 Jan 2016
• Huge fire erupts in a 63-storey hotel in Dubai
• Cause of fire unclear
• Dubai authorities report 16 injuries and one heart attack
• Unconfirmed reports of one fatality
• Witnessess: "It looks like it's completely gone"
• Hotel "fully evacuated" and NYE fireworks to continue
Latest
14:22
What will it take to tackle fire safety?
Peter Foster writes:
With three major skyscraper fires in as many years, is anyone in Dubai moving to fix a problem with flammable cladding that fire safety experts say will inevitably soon cost lives?
Not according to Barry Greenberg, the senior associate at BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP who last March co-wrote an article in Gulf Business outlining the legal battles over who should pay to retro-fit buildings to make them safe.
Mr Greenberg says that since he wrote the article there has been no “groundswell of litigation”, suggesting that owners and occupiers are not moving to fix a problem which would could cost millions of dollars, per building, to resolve.
These include measures to either spray exteriors with flame-retardant materials or fit exterior sprinkler systems or even condemn certain buildings.
The main reason, he surmises, is that no-one has yet been killed in one of these fires – will it take a mass casualty disaster to make a difference?
13:10
'Lax' fire safety
Peter Foster has just spoken to Phil Barry, a fire safety consultant with Gloucester-based CWB Fire Safety who has worked extensively in Qatar and the UAE and who warns it is “only a matter of time” before there are major fatalities caused by flammable cladding fires.
“No-one has died yet, but there will be fatalities sooner or later,” he says, adding that he estimates that up to 70 per cent of Dubai’s high rise buildings could be clad in the flammable materials.
He adds that fire safety inspections are often lax, either because they are carried out by an expat worker with the wrong qualifications, or because the owner of the buildings has political connections that make him 'bigger' than the fire safety authorities.
“The basic rule is that the outside of any building over 30 metres – which is as high as any fire-truck ladder can reach – must be made of non-combustible materials because you cannot fight the fire. Large numbers of buildings in the UAE do not meet that standard,” he said.
The difficulty for British visitor to Dubai and other UAE destinations is that it is often impossible to tell if your hotel or accommodation block is clad in flammable or non-flammable material.
“It’s not obvious just to look at it,” says Mr Barry, who served 30 years as a UK firefighter before becoming a senior lecturer in fire safety at the national fire service college in Gloucestershire.
He notes that while Dubai amended its fire standards for the exterior of buildings in 2013, the UK’s own standards have been in place for more than 40 years ever since the 1973 Summerland holiday park fire on the Isle of Man that killed 50 people and injured 8 others seriously.
Since that disaster, Mr Barry adds, British tall buildings must be compliant with British safety standard BS476 which meet so-called Class ‘0’ standard that allow for “no surface spread of flames”
By David Millward, and Jessica Winch
2:22PM GMT 01 Jan 2016
• Huge fire erupts in a 63-storey hotel in Dubai
• Cause of fire unclear
• Dubai authorities report 16 injuries and one heart attack
• Unconfirmed reports of one fatality
• Witnessess: "It looks like it's completely gone"
• Hotel "fully evacuated" and NYE fireworks to continue
Latest
14:22
What will it take to tackle fire safety?
Peter Foster writes:
With three major skyscraper fires in as many years, is anyone in Dubai moving to fix a problem with flammable cladding that fire safety experts say will inevitably soon cost lives?
Not according to Barry Greenberg, the senior associate at BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP who last March co-wrote an article in Gulf Business outlining the legal battles over who should pay to retro-fit buildings to make them safe.
Mr Greenberg says that since he wrote the article there has been no “groundswell of litigation”, suggesting that owners and occupiers are not moving to fix a problem which would could cost millions of dollars, per building, to resolve.
These include measures to either spray exteriors with flame-retardant materials or fit exterior sprinkler systems or even condemn certain buildings.
The main reason, he surmises, is that no-one has yet been killed in one of these fires – will it take a mass casualty disaster to make a difference?
13:10
'Lax' fire safety
Peter Foster has just spoken to Phil Barry, a fire safety consultant with Gloucester-based CWB Fire Safety who has worked extensively in Qatar and the UAE and who warns it is “only a matter of time” before there are major fatalities caused by flammable cladding fires.
“No-one has died yet, but there will be fatalities sooner or later,” he says, adding that he estimates that up to 70 per cent of Dubai’s high rise buildings could be clad in the flammable materials.
He adds that fire safety inspections are often lax, either because they are carried out by an expat worker with the wrong qualifications, or because the owner of the buildings has political connections that make him 'bigger' than the fire safety authorities.
“The basic rule is that the outside of any building over 30 metres – which is as high as any fire-truck ladder can reach – must be made of non-combustible materials because you cannot fight the fire. Large numbers of buildings in the UAE do not meet that standard,” he said.
The difficulty for British visitor to Dubai and other UAE destinations is that it is often impossible to tell if your hotel or accommodation block is clad in flammable or non-flammable material.
“It’s not obvious just to look at it,” says Mr Barry, who served 30 years as a UK firefighter before becoming a senior lecturer in fire safety at the national fire service college in Gloucestershire.
He notes that while Dubai amended its fire standards for the exterior of buildings in 2013, the UK’s own standards have been in place for more than 40 years ever since the 1973 Summerland holiday park fire on the Isle of Man that killed 50 people and injured 8 others seriously.
Since that disaster, Mr Barry adds, British tall buildings must be compliant with British safety standard BS476 which meet so-called Class ‘0’ standard that allow for “no surface spread of flames”
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Major British Hotel Chain Removes Bibles From Rooms Due to 'Multicultural' Society;Church of England Condemns 'Bizarre' Decision
BY STOYAN ZAIMOV , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
August 18, 2014|7:56 am
Travelodge, one of the largest hotel chains in Britain, is removing Bibles from its rooms reportedly because of the country's growing "multicultural" society. The Church of England has condemned the decision, describing it as "tragic and bizarre."
"The reason is because of diversity. With the country being increasingly multicultural, we didn't feel it was appropriate to just have the Bible because there are people of other religions. People were also taking Bibles away and with the redesign of the rooms, it was felt that it would be better to remove them," a Travelodge spokesman said, according toThe Daily Mail.
Another spokesman further explained: "In order not to discriminate against any religion, customers who would like a Bible can pick a copy from any one of Travelodge's 500 hotel reception desks across the country, whilst staying at the hotel. To date, Travelodge has not received any customer feedback regarding this decision."
The hotel chain added that the decision was made back in 2007, but has been "gradually implemented" over the following years.
The hotel company, which runs 500 hotels, apparently removed the Bibles along with the drawers where they were kept during a refurbishment of its rooms. The Bibles, provided for free by the Gideon Society, will be stored behind reception.
A Church of England spokesman condemned the decision and the reasoning behind it and said: "It seems both tragic and bizarre that hotels would remove the word of God for the sake of ergonomic design, economic incentive or a spurious definition of the word 'diversity.'"
Other major British hotel firms are reportedly keeping their Bibles, including Premier Inn, and InterContinental Hotels, owners of the Holiday Inn chain.
"Bibles are available in Premier Inn rooms," a Premier Inn spokesman said.
"On the rare occasion that a customer does not wish to have a Bible in their room, they can request this to be removed ahead of their stay by contacting the hotel directly."
Not all U.K. Christian leaders have found fault with Travelodge's decision, however. Kelvin Holdsworth, the provost of St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, wrote on his blog on Saturday:
"Travelodge have indicated that they'd be happy to supply Bibles from their front desk. And anyway, anyone with a smartphone can access the Bible. Christians should be encouraging new ways of engaging with the text," Holdsworth offered.
"Christianity doesn't depend on having bibles in hotel rooms. Bibles in hotel rooms depended on Christendom, but that is now gone. I don't think faith has much to fear," he added.
Gideons International provides Bibles free of charge throughout hotels, hospitals, schools, and other locations worldwide.
Last week, the U.S. Navy reversed its previous decision to start removing Gideon-provided Bibles from its lodge and guest rooms, after it had been pressured to do so by an atheist organization.
The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty had argued in favor of keeping the Bibles, and said that "a Bible in a hotel room is no more illegal than a chaplain in the military. They are there for those who want them."
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