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Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by Sharlin on Saturday December 25, 2021 @08:49AM (#29683350)
Anecdotal, but I've never heard of an apartment building fire where people get trampled trying to escape. This in Europe where many if not most countries do not mandate a second escape route for midrise buildings. It's simply not a problem. You're supposed to shelter in your apartment anyway, which almost always is much safer than the hallway in case of a fire.
Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by pipeline_peak on Saturday December 25, 2021 @09:31AM (#29683597)
“ Overcrowding during emergency evacuation can cause crowd stampede and trampling that will lead to serious injuries or fatalities. ”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09600...

Re:Could housing be cheaper and better if we stop building s... by Sharlin on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:13AM (#29683903)
Yes, but that is about large crowded events specifically, where the crowds can be tens to hundreds of times larger than the number of residents in a midrise, and remaining in a specifically constructed fire-and-smoke-resistant shelter (one’s home) is not an alternative.