Fire on campus
What to do if you see fire or smoke, or hear a fire alarm, in a campus building. Getting out fast matters more than anything else.
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- Leave the building by the nearest safe stairs. Do not stop for your things.
- Never use a lift.
- If there is smoke, get down low and cover your nose and mouth with a cloth, wet if you can.
- Close doors behind you to slow the fire.
- Once outside, call 199 and move well away. Do not go back in for any reason.
Call
If you find a fire
- Shout "fire" to warn people nearby and set off the nearest fire alarm.
- Only use a fire extinguisher on a small fire, and only if you have a clear way out behind you.
- If the fire is bigger than a waste bin, or the room is filling with smoke, leave straight away.
- Call 199 once you are safe. Give the building, the floor and what is burning.
Getting out
- Before opening a closed door, touch it and the handle with the back of your hand. If it is hot, do not open it. Use another way out.
- Smoke kills more people than flames. The cleanest air is near the floor, so crawl if you need to.
- Keep away from dead ends such as toilets, basements and storerooms. You can become trapped there.
- Help anyone who needs it, including people who find stairs difficult, but do not put yourself in serious danger. Tell firefighters where they are.
- Walk quickly. Do not run or push on the stairs.
If you are trapped
- Go into a room with a window and close the door.
- Block the gap under the door with clothes or a towel, wet if possible, to keep smoke out.
- Call 199 and give your exact location, including the building, floor and room.
- Open the window if smoke is not coming in from outside, and signal with a light, bright cloth or by shouting.
- Do not jump unless the fire is about to reach you.
If your clothes catch fire
Do not run. Running feeds the flames. Stop, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands and roll until the flames are out. Cool the burn under cool running water for 20 minutes and get medical help.
Once you are outside
- Go to the assembly point that staff direct you to, so they can check who is missing.
- Tell staff or firefighters at once if you think anyone is still inside.
- Stay out until the fire service or university staff say the building is safe.
- Anyone who breathed in a lot of smoke should be checked by a doctor, even if they feel fine. Call 1669.
Be ready before it happens
- In every building you use, find two ways out. Fire exits are marked with green signs.
- Save 199 in your phone.
- Report blocked fire exits, missing extinguishers or broken alarms to faculty staff.
Contacts
Fire and rescue
24 hours, free
Ambulance and medical emergency
24 hours, free
Police emergency
24 hours, free
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)
24 hours. Disaster reports and help after floods, storms and earthquakes.
Erawan Centre, Bangkok's emergency medical service
24 hours, free
TU Virtual Clinic, Tha Prachan
Weekdays 08:30 to 16:30, closed on public holidays. Ground floor of the Student Activities Centre (Building 21).
Faculty of Political Science office
Weekdays 09:00 to 16:00. Email polscitu@tu.ac.th.
Mental health hotline
24 hours, free, mostly in Thai. Talk to someone if what happened is weighing on you.