Fire safety for retail and shopping centres

A shopping centre carries its own fire-safety challenge: visitors do not know the building, escape routes are often full of merchandise, and atria defeat classical point detection.

Sector-specific considerations

• 01Large, unorganised visitor groups
• 02Escape routes blocked by merchandise or events
• 03Tall atria where smoke is diluted before the alarm triggers
• 04Different tenants with their own risk profiles (food court, perfumery, electronics)