Real fire data: Fires in non-residential premises in London 1994-1997

Stefan Särdqvist

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Abstract

A detailed fire investigation of most fires occurring in the greater London area has been underway since 1994. The present study concerns 307 fires in non-residential buildings there between 1994 and 1997. The cause of the fire, the means of discovery, the times to detection, to arrival of the fire brigade and to extinguishing the fire, the size of fire and the process of extinguishing it are investigated.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLund
PublisherLund University
Commissioning bodyBrandforsk
Number of pages59
Publication statusPublished - 1998

Publication series

NameTVBB
PublisherDepartment of Fire Safety Engineering, Lund university
No.7003
ISSN (Print)1102-8246

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Other Civil Engineering

Free keywords

  • attendance time
  • automatic fire alarm
  • CCDF
  • fire brigade
  • fire-fighting
  • response time
  • sprinkler
  • water demand
  • statistics

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