Why is using glass facades in buildings unsafe?

Q: We have seen many offices and commercial spaces with these kind of doors.. Now it is being told that glass facades are not safe, what is the reason?

John, Delhi

13th September 2012

Real estate News in Mumbai

buildings

bmc

glass

Follow Discussion

Also see discussions for

Mumbai Real estate News Real estate News in Mumbai

Replies (5)

The fire brigade department will draw up guidelines on facades and allow only glass exteriors that can be dismantled. And all the new buildings to be built, have to follow these norms.

Manoj, Bangalore

13th September 2012

Comment

John, the fire brigade will inspect such buildings and suggest what changes have to be done to ensure safety.

verma, Mumbai

13th September 2012

Comment

But how about the buildings which have previously used glass facades? Rebuilding all of them is out of reach.

john, Bangalore

13th September 2012

Comment

Not only in this case, firemen have experienced difficulty in many cases earlier which have used glass facades.. That's why the Corporation has took this step.

Rajveer, Gurgaon

13th September 2012

Comment

An incident took place recently.. There was fire in Bandra-Kurla Complex, and firemen found it difficult to access as the building had fixed glass facades. Following this BMC has decided to disallow fixed glass sheets on facades.

Anil Mehta, Jaipur

13th September 2012

Comment