FireDOC Search

Author
Bengtson, S. | Holmstedt, G. | Kecklund, L. | Lorin, H. | 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
human behavior | fire safety | accidents | fire investigations | survival | human response | fire fatalities | death | temperature effects | fire fighters | decision making | evacuation | egress | 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