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Author
Bodart, X. | Marlair, G. | Carvel, R.
Title
Fire in Road Tunnels and Life Safety: Lessons To Be Learnt From Minor Accidents.
Coporate
Consultant (Senior Scientist), Paris, France INERIS, France Heriot-Watt Univ., Scotland
Report
Volume 2
Book or Conf
Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 2. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1517-1527 p., 2004
Keywords
fire science | fire safety | tunnels | life safety | accidents | case histories | disasters | human behavior
Identifiers
Cross Harbour Tunnel, Hong-Kong, May 29, 2000 (car fire); Oceania (The Homer Tunnel), New Zealand, November 3, 2002 (bus fire); America (the Ted Williams Tunnel), Boston, MA, USA, May 19, 2002 (bus fire); Mont-Blanc Tunnel, Europe, September 25, 2003 (incident caused by smoke reportedly due to a 'fondue' - melted cheese - cooked by fire fighters in the middle of the tunnel)