- Author
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Bengtson, S.
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Holmstedt, G.
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Kecklund, L.
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Lorin, H.
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Widlundh, P.
- Title
- Behavior of Young People in a Fire at a Dance Party in Gothenburg in 1998.
- Coporate
- Brandskyddslaget AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Lund Univ., Sweden
MTO Psychology, Huddinge, Sweden
Swedish Board of Accident Investigation, Stockholm, Sweden
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire: Understanding Human Behavior for Better Fire Safety Design. International Symposium, 2nd. Proceedings. March 26-28, 2001,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Boston, MA,
209-219 p.,
2001
- Keywords
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human behavior
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fire safety
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accidents
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fire investigations
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survival
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human response
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fire fatalities
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death
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temperature effects
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fire fighters
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decision making
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evacuation
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egress
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warning systems
- Identifiers
- Gothenburg, Sweden Dance Hall (Discotheque) fire, October 29, 1998; combustible material in the escape staircase; location of the people when the first indications of fire were observed; discovery of the fire and the perception of events; first signs of a fire; action taken after the first indication of a fire