The Chicago Fire Department shared fire safety tips for residents who live in high-rise buildings, including what they should never do.
"They're vertical towns," said District Chief Walter Schroeder, Chicago Fire Dept."Some of them have populations of a lot of surrounding suburbs."Schroeder said if there is a fire in your high-rise building, do not take the elevator, do not go to the roof and do not a break out a window.
On Sunday, a fire that appears to have been started by a faulty space heater in a Bronx apartment forced the residents running out of their unit, leaving their door open and sending deadly smoke throughout the building. Seventeen people died, including eight children.Deadly Philadelphia fire may have been started by child playing with lighter, warrant says
Last week in Philadelphia, smoke detectors don't appear to have been working when a Christmas tree caught fire and 12 relatives died, including eight children. Fire safety advocates urge residents in densely-populated buildings to check for working smoke detectors.
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