Engineer claims his revolutionary 'Folded Slide' can rescue four people every five seconds from a burning high-rise building and it 'could have saved more Grenfell Tower residents'

Fan Shizhong, 26, said his fire rescue slide could speed up rescue process
The vehicle is said to be able to free four people every five seconds from a fire
Mr Fan is confident that his design could help tall buildings like Grenfell Tower
However, mechanical experts said the concept could be hard to implement

PUBLISHED: 14:54 BST, 10 July 2017 | UPDATED: 15:23 BST, 10 July 2017

An engineer who has designed an innovative fire rescue slide said his vehicle could help save more people in a high-rise fire like the one that struck the Grenfell Tower.

Fan Shizhong's Life Slide could reach up to 80 metres (262 feet) - 13 metres (42 feet) taller than the Grenfell Tower - and rescue four people every five seconds, said the Chinese engineer.

Mr Fan's design has received many international awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, Germany's iF Design Award and America's Core 77 Design Award.

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Life Slide, designed by Fan Shizhong, could carry four people at the same time during a fire

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The fire rescue design is a multi-functional slide that could reach up to 80 metres (262 ft)