JimVanDeventer comments on Countries wherein it is normal to find key-required locks from the inside

submitted 3 months ago by JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

I could jump from the window and survive but this is not going to go well in a fire.

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[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world [S] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It doesn’t, because the handle and locking latch are separate mechanisms.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That sounds like a fire code violation.

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[–] Mannimarco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

If this was the US, but it's not

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

Other countries have fire codes.
In Australia it would also be a violation.

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