Is the property management company responsible for the fire in the community?

When a fire breaks out in a residential area, the property management company has the responsibility and obligation to cooperate with the fire fighting to ensure the safety of the owners. If there is evidence that the property company has defects in management. Property companies should bear corresponding responsibilities. If the fire escape is blocked and there are obstacles on the related roads, the fire-fighting vehicles can't enter the fire scene in time and delay the fire fighting, which shows that the property management company has defects. As a property management unit in residential areas, property companies have the responsibility to ensure the property safety of owners in residential areas. Property companies fail to fulfill their security obligations and should bear corresponding responsibilities. If the setting of fire hydrants in the community is unreasonable and the water pressure of fire hydrants is insufficient, it will increase the difficulty of fire fighting. To some extent, there are omissions in fire safety management and fire facilities maintenance in residential areas. The property has the obligation to ensure the property safety of the community owners, otherwise it will bear the corresponding responsibilities. In the daily management, the property management company should strengthen the publicity of fire prevention, disaster prevention and theft prevention to the owners and users, and notify the owners and users to rectify in time if there are any potential safety hazards. The property management company has no obligation to supervise family safety prevention. According to China's fire protection law, owners have the responsibility and obligation to maintain various safety measures within the family, including the safety of electricity, water and gas. Losses caused by improper use by the owner or user shall be borne by the owner or user, and families who have participated in family property liability insurance shall be compensated by the insurance company.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Fire Protection Law

Eighteenth the same building is managed or used by two or more units, it should be clear about the fire safety responsibilities of all parties, and determine the responsible person to carry out unified management of the evacuation passages, safety exits, building fire control facilities and fire truck passages used by * *. The realty service enterprise in the residential area shall maintain and manage the fire control facilities in the management area and provide fire safety prevention services.

Nineteenth places for the production, storage and management of inflammable and explosive dangerous goods shall not be located in the same building as the residential place, and keep a safe distance from the residential place. Where the place where other articles are produced, stored and managed is in the same building as the residence, it shall conform to the national technical standards for fire control of engineering buildings.

property management regulations

Article 35 A realty service enterprise shall provide corresponding services in accordance with the stipulations of the realty service contract. The realty service enterprise fails to perform the realty service contract, causing personal and property safety damage to the owner, and shall bear corresponding legal responsibilities according to law.

Forty-sixth property service enterprises should assist in the safety work within the property management area. When a safety accident occurs, the realty service enterprise shall, while taking emergency measures, report to the relevant administrative departments in time to assist in the rescue work. The realty service enterprise shall abide by the relevant provisions of the state when hiring security personnel. Security personnel shall perform their duties in maintaining public order in the property management area and shall not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.