Recent fatal fires in India have shown a dangerous link between the use of automatic electronic door locks and the failure of emergency evacuation plans.

最近印度發生的幾次致命火災顯示，自動電子門鎖的使用與緊急疏散計劃失效之間存在危險的聯繫。

The increasing use of biometric and sensor-based locks in homes and businesses has created serious safety risks. Evidence from recent fires in Lucknow, Delhi, and Indore shows that electronic locks often fail during fires, trapping people inside buildings. For example, during an incident in Aliganj, witnesses stated that a biometric scanner locked automatically, blocking the main exit. Because there were no other ways out and the main door would not open, the Lucknow Fire Department had to break through a neighboring wall to rescue those inside.

在住宅和商業環境中，生物辨識和感測鎖的使用日益增加，這造成了嚴重的安全風險。來自勒克瑙、德里和印多爾近期火災的證據顯示，電子鎖在火災期間經常失效，將人困在建築物內。例如，在 Aliganj 發生的一起事故中，目擊者表示生物辨識掃描器自動鎖死，阻塞了主要出口。由於沒有其他出路且主門無法開啟，勒克瑙消防局不得不破壞鄰近牆壁才能救出內部人員。

From a technical point of view, the main problem is the lack of 'fail-safe' systems, which are designed to unlock automatically if the power fails. Experts from the Delhi Fire Service and EHS Circle India emphasized that companies often choose cheaper locks over safer ones, resulting in systems that lack manual overrides. Furthermore, extreme heat can damage electronic parts or warp door frames, making the locks impossible to open. Consequently, experts assert that buildings must include backup methods, such as physical keys or manual turns, to reduce these risks.

從技術角度來看，主要問題在於缺乏「故障安全」系統，此類系統旨在斷電時自動解鎖。德里消防局和 EHS Circle India 的專家強調，公司經常選擇較便宜的鎖而非較安全的鎖，導致系統缺乏手動覆蓋功能。此外，極端高溫可能會損壞電子零件或使門框變形，導致鎖具無法開啟。因此，專家主張建築物必須包含備用方法，例如實體鑰匙或手動旋鈕，以降低這些風險。

This situation highlights the urgent need to move away from locks that only offer convenience and instead prioritize safety features and better evacuation planning.

這種情況凸顯了我們迫切需要放棄僅提供便利的鎖具，而應優先考慮安全功能和更好的疏散計劃。