The evacuation of PJH went well on Friday. Apparently the cause was located in the microwave area of level 1 although I am not sure whether it was someone overcooking their dinner or a faulty sensor (there does tend to be quite a bit of dust coming through the level 1 east doors).

We had a staff member on crutches on level 5 and the building warden was advised.

In this situation please don’t leave anyone alone. If you are the floor warden either stay and send the message to the building warden or ask someone else to stay.

Moral support is crucial in this sort of situation. You will be safe behind a fire door for quite a long time and the fire brigade will make it a priority to evacuate you both.

Even if you think it is safe please don’t use the lifts. In an emergency event the lifts are in a chimney and you could end up going to the source of the emergency.

Otherwise a smooth evacuation, thanks to the floor wardens.

Tim O’Sullivan

PJH Building warden