General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Regarding Grenfell I worked for 10 years for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. it was standard Fire Service advice in a tower block to stay where you are, unless you are on the floor with the fire, the floor above, or the floor below. This minimised the danger of overcrowding on the stairwells, and people being trampled. It was also so that fire crew are able too find you, and don't waste time looking for you if you subsequently decided to run for it. The London Fire Service had no idea the cladding would burn as it did, though that's another story. Having said all that, I would have got out, I wouldn't have waited.