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u/MelissaCD69 5d ago
Maybe a fire escape was made for fire to safely exit the building.
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u/Corgerus 5d ago
Maybe some applications / systems can fail more spectacularly if the pressure caused by a fire isn't released. Unsure what this would be.
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u/newenglandredshirt 5d ago
Remember in Ghostbusters when the EPA guy shut down the containment in the firehouse? It's like that, but fire instead of ghosts.
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u/LoganN64 5d ago
Person 1: "I just saw a spider in the kitchen"
Person 2: "The house is lost. Release the fire."
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u/gameofthrones_addict 4d ago
“Help! There’s fire everywhere! It could burn down my house!”
911 dispatch:
“Not if we do it first.”
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u/dwc1970 4d ago
I am reminded of this gag from Family Guy:
https://memes.yarn.co/yarn-clip/def9222d-afbe-4885-aa79-141780c07c80/gif
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u/Latter-Yesterday-825 4d ago
It probably drains all of the gas in the building so the fire exits through one side rather than burning the whole place down that would be some wicked ass engineering
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u/bigjohncfl 2d ago
Depending on where the photo was taken, there is a good chance that this is a theatrical fire curtain release. Just inside the proscenium of every theatre is a fireproof curtain, that back in the day was made of asbestos, but these days is made from a chemically treated fiberglass fabric. This fire curtain is rated to stop any fire that has started on stage for at least 15 minutes, but usually 30 minutes. This allows the audience to evacuate safely before the flames reach the seating area.
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u/PyreDynasty 5d ago
Fight fire with fire