- 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