Carlton tower fire - Seen it happening !

The horrible scene of smoke rushing out of windows is still live in my eyes. Women jumping from seventh floor was the height of craziness.(a neat case where panic proved to drive minds crazy). I saw four people jumping from such heights. I could feel, despite the emotional feel to rescue, there was nothing much in my hands. I felt hands tied. I saw people shouting from the multi storey building for help. One by one was gasping for breath and rushing towards nearby ventilators. Many broke of the glass ventilators and were trying to breath some fresh air.

Most were seeing the death in their own eyes. Some were ready to attempt a jump, luckily the mob gathered around the building shouted "dont jump". Souls stood with some last hope in great panic. May be 45 minutes was required for the rescue. Modern day offices have cubicles(cages). Atleast animals see thru the cages. Some of us cannot even feel the weather outside. That is why so many people were trapped.

Mere need for office space shouldn't constraint any company from choosing a safe place. In India, if you ask "Do you have escape plan for fire incident ?".. without dispute, you will be asked to shut-up for saying something inauspicious while starting a new venture. It needs some wise men in such ventures to think smart and digest a few safety measures like these. It is not enough if someone claims that people are real assets. The reality is even worse. Disaster recovery measures are there for data/hardware/business. Somewhere in the dark, the importance of a real asset(people) is fading away.