- Author
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Isner, M. S.
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Klein, B.
- Title
- Hospital fire, Hyannis, Massachusetts, October 16, 1996. Fire Investigation Report.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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Fire Investigation Report
1997
42 p.
- Keywords
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hospitals
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fire investigations
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evacuation
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prefire planning
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patients
- Abstract
- Shortly before 11:16 a.m. on October 16, 1996, an accidental fire occurred at a hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Sprinklers protecting a nurses' lounge operated, controlling the fire while the nursing staff evacuated patients. Because the hospital staff members were able to evacuate patients from the wing of fire origin and care for their needs, responding fire fighters were able to concentrate on the suppression of the fire. Nine staff members and two patients sustained smoke-related injuries during the evacuation. There were no fatalities or fire fighter injuries.