unbelievable ! Fire risk / hazard

cherry2017

been to my friend's flat last weekend, their fire exit look like this,
and the property management left this for years!
look the wood frame, it can burn any time!
this is a crime to leave this risk to the lodger.
I have asked her to complain this!

Doozergirl

What are you showing us? It certainly looks unfinished but there is no context here.

Inside? Outside? What is it supposed to be?

If a landlord does nothing and you think there is a severe safety risk then your friend should speak to the local council. They have officers who will inspect the property and serve notice on the landlord.

marliepanda

interesting watermark on the photo...

cherry2017

I have mention the pictures are in the fire exit.

Doozergirl

cherry2017 wrote: »

I have mention the pictures are in the fire exit.

I know you did. It still doesn't make any sense though without context. I've never been to the house. Is it too hard to say whether it's inside or outside or post a picture of the actual structure?

Houses are made with a lot of wood. The presence of wood isn't a problem in itself.

The lack of a (wooden) floor may well be and people extinguishing cigarette there is as well.

marliepanda

Doozergirl wrote: »

I know you did. It still doesn't make any sense though without context. I've never been to the house. Is it too hard to say whether it's inside or outside or post a picture of the actual structure?

Houses are made with a lot of wood. The presence of wood isn't a problem in itself.

The lack of a (wooden) floor may well be and people extinguishing cigarette there is as well.

It looks more like the underneath of floorboards to me. Anyway, maybe the scruffy people leaving cig ends, alcohol bottles and toe separators should be a bit less scruffy.

cherry2017

it is inside of the building, it is beside of the fire exit stairs,
as you can clearly see the wood frame, the fire risk is very high, the cigarettes....

cherry2017

yes, the problem is, I think they throw the burning cig end to there, it was so luck it so far no fire there

Mojisola

cherry2017 wrote: »

yes, the problem is, I think they throw the burning cig end to there, it was so luck it so far no fire there

While it's a mess and the LL should be getting the floor sorted, there wouldn't be a fire risk if the smokers disposed of their cigarettes safely.

It doesn't take a lot of effort to find something metal that cigarettes could be stubbed out in and left in.

What will happen if new flooring is put in - will the smokers still throw their cigarettes down on the new floor?

Cakeguts

I don't know what this is a picture of but it isn't a fire escape in the UK. A fire escape is always outside the building not inside. You may mean a fire exit? Whatever it is it appears to be inside a building so the state of it is down to the occupiers who smoke and drink there not the management company.

D_M_E

Definately a hazard - looks like there's a cable joint covered with gaffer tape and do I spot a used condom as well?