Re:right up till... (Score 1)

Heh, I respect your logic that buildings (or building-cities) can be designed to be compartmentalized in case of fires or other such hazards so that it wouldnt be necessary to evacuate the entire population... However I would like to point that one should not have such faith in Dubai's fire department. I have a colleague who had the privilege of working with them as a fire-safety consultant and he mentioned that their fire code included one advantage of indoor fire hoses listed as "can be used in a medical emergency". So if I was dehydrating, would they pump me up with water?? Images of Tom & Jerry come to mind :)