HIGH-rISE: AN ANALYSIS.

On May 4, 1988, at about 10:30 p. m. , fire broke out in Los Angeles' 62-story 1st Interstate Bank building. In terms of damage and severity, it was the most devastating high-rise fire in United States history. The fire destroyed five floors of the structure. Four of the floors sustained complete devastation of the occupied space for the full 360 degrees around the center core. It's estimated that damage from fire, water, and smoke will incur 400 million dollars in restoration costs. This paper describes the damage to the building and reveals some of the problems: fire-resistant building components; elevator functioning; ways of fire extention; safe water supply and many more.