We had a false alarm go off in the building where I work last week. The elevators automatically shut down forcing the use of the fire escapes. The building is 22 floors. I was lucky in that I’d just taken the elevator to the first floor to step outside on a break. When they finally let us back in, I wondered what someone with mobility issues is expected to do had the building been on fire. Just die? Have a kind soul carry them? With most people wfh at least a couple of days per week, this seems really dangerous for anyone who might get stranded.

  • AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Depends on how much cake you have I guess. Our cheeks and heels kept catching steps and there wasn’t enough rigidity. Going head first seemed to glide down the stair more easily.

    We didn’t try with a box though, so maybe adding the box would enable feet first