- Author
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Chubb, M.
- Title
- Indianapolis Athletic Club Fire, Indianapolis, Indiana, (February 5, 1992). USFA Fire Investigation Technical Report Series.
- Coporate
- TriData Corp., Arlington, VA
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
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Report 063
1992
68 p.
- Contract
- EMW-90-C-3338
- Keywords
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fire investigations
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building fires
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fire fatalities
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fire fighters
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flash fires
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elderly persons
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interior finishes
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stairways
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fire detection
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fire suppression
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fire departments
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communication equipment
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standpipes
- Identifiers
- Indianapolis Athletic Club Fire, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 5, 1992; electrical malfunction; concealed space; confusing exit arrangement; Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) Devices
- Abstract
- Two Indianapolis firefighters and an elderly male guest died in an early morning fire in the Indianapolis Athletic Club. This fire received widespread media coverage since it occurred while the building housed the jury hearing testimony in heavyweight boxer Michael G. Tyson's rape trial. The true significance of this incident is not the involvement of the Tyson jury - their presence was merely coincidental - but why it turned so tragic.