Fire door disrepair revealed in undercover video

摘要

The state of fire doors in a major city hospital has been revealed in a YouTube video of secret footage by a fire door campaigner. The campaigner, known online as Theodore Firedoor, filmed in the hospital after attempts to persuade the estates management team to undertake maintenance of the hospital proved fruitless. He uncovered serious damage to the fire doors as well as bodged repairs. "Many hospitals have a 'stay put' policy as part of their fire strategy, because obviously it's not practical to evacuate very ill patients or somebody during surgery. That's why hospitals rely especially on fire doors providing the intended fire separation," said the campaigner. "So here, of all places, these fire doors pose extremely serious safety implications for the people using the building. There are no excuses, this is addressed in the Fire Safety Order and there's clear guidance for building managers in BS 9999."