- Author
- Cleary, T. G. | Fowell, A. J.
- Title
- Report on Material Tests Associated With the Los Angeles Subway Fire.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Keywords
- subways | construction methods | fire duration | fire investigtions | fuel load | material properties | polyethylenes | wood | tunnels
- Identifiers
- Los Angeles Metro Rail, California, July 13, 1990; high density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Abstract
- Heat release and flame spread measurements on wood and high density polyethylene (HDPE) material used in a subway tunnel under construction in Los Angeles are reported. The results suggest the HDPE was the primary cause for the rapid growth of the fire. Estimates are made of the available fuel load and maximum size of the fire, and partial answers to questions posed by the Fire Marshal of the City of Los Angeles are given.