All wise words. I had the misfortune to be staying in a three week hotel in Kuala Lumpur which caught fire after some workmen had set fire to an unfinished floor with a blowtorch. Those of us who chose to adjust to the time zone in the bar where warned by the sight of firemen running through the lobby with hoses. Most of those who chose to go to bed were woken up by firemen hammering on their doors - others woke up when we phoned them to say we were changing hotels! The one who went to the gym (!) the floor under the fire was warned by the smoke, went down 15 floors of fire exit to find the exit door locked. He kicked his way through. Outside, some of us were nearly hit by a pane of flying glass from the 18th floor.
Now when I check in, I always make sure I know where I'm going in the event of a fire.