I live in Tower 2, I saw the fire when it first started, when it was small. I had my friend run downstairs and inform the Security as I also called down and informed the front desk. When I called the front desk, I told her there was a fire on the observation deck around the 18th floor in Tower 1. This woman put me on hold for about 20 sec. Then she got back on and said. "Ok sir, I will contact the reception and inform them." No sense of urgency or anything from her. Then my friend (who ran downstairs) gets a hold of a security guard and tells him. This man turns to him and says, "Tell her, not me"...WTF!!!
I looked at my watch from the time I saw the fire until the time any sort of response personnel showed up. It took 20 minutes before anyone reached the deck!
I read the article in the Gulf Times and how they gave the credit to the Fire Brigade. HORSESH#T!!!! It was the bell boys, the pool staff, the security guards that put out the fire. The Fire Brigade showed up and ran into the pool area to make sure the chairs and tables were moved. Who gives a SH@T about tables and chairs! Where was the common sense to move everyone out of the area where falling debris was coming down (still on fire, I might add).
As I looked back up at the building I could see 2 workers (bell boys) half hanging out of a window with a water hose putting out the fire. I did not see one Fireman or Civil Defense person doing anything like that.
My hats off to the staff that clearly put this fire out. They are the true heros and need to be commended for their actions.
Oh and Mr. Mohamed Salah...I beg to differ. You have no safety standards! You have no contingency plan at all for these type of situations! After watching the staff try to use fire extinguishers, they clearly were not trained on how to operate them. If utilizing staff to be first responders to any fire is in your plan, at least give them the proper training. As for your top quality materials, I'm sorry Mr. Salah, you have been misguided. This fire spread rapidly. If it weren't for your bell boys, the damage would have been more severe.
As for me, what I saw yesterday was enough for me to change residents. Because I lived in Tower 2 I guess it was part of Mr. Salah's high safety standard/plan to not inform me that a fire broke out until well after the fact. My company has been a resident here for 5 years. As of the end of this month, we will be residents no longer.
I live in Tower 2, I saw the fire when it first started, when it was small. I had my friend run downstairs and inform the Security as I also called down and informed the front desk. When I called the front desk, I told her there was a fire on the observation deck around the 18th floor in Tower 1. This woman put me on hold for about 20 sec. Then she got back on and said. "Ok sir, I will contact the reception and inform them." No sense of urgency or anything from her. Then my friend (who ran downstairs) gets a hold of a security guard and tells him. This man turns to him and says, "Tell her, not me"...WTF!!!
I looked at my watch from the time I saw the fire until the time any sort of response personnel showed up. It took 20 minutes before anyone reached the deck!
I read the article in the Gulf Times and how they gave the credit to the Fire Brigade. HORSESH#T!!!! It was the bell boys, the pool staff, the security guards that put out the fire. The Fire Brigade showed up and ran into the pool area to make sure the chairs and tables were moved. Who gives a SH@T about tables and chairs! Where was the common sense to move everyone out of the area where falling debris was coming down (still on fire, I might add).
As I looked back up at the building I could see 2 workers (bell boys) half hanging out of a window with a water hose putting out the fire. I did not see one Fireman or Civil Defense person doing anything like that.
My hats off to the staff that clearly put this fire out. They are the true heros and need to be commended for their actions.
Oh and Mr. Mohamed Salah...I beg to differ. You have no safety standards! You have no contingency plan at all for these type of situations! After watching the staff try to use fire extinguishers, they clearly were not trained on how to operate them. If utilizing staff to be first responders to any fire is in your plan, at least give them the proper training. As for your top quality materials, I'm sorry Mr. Salah, you have been misguided. This fire spread rapidly. If it weren't for your bell boys, the damage would have been more severe.
As for me, what I saw yesterday was enough for me to change residents. Because I lived in Tower 2 I guess it was part of Mr. Salah's high safety standard/plan to not inform me that a fire broke out until well after the fact. My company has been a resident here for 5 years. As of the end of this month, we will be residents no longer.