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Author
Haynes, G. | Morris, M.
Title
Investigation of a Multiple Fatality Dormitory Fire at Seton Hall University.
Coporate
Forensic Fire Analysis, LLC Office of the Essex County Prosecutor
Report
Volume 2,
Book or Conf
Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 2. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 1205-1216 p., 2007
Keywords
fire investigations | dormitories | universities | death | fire fatalities | students | injuries | fire departments | response time | excavation | evacuation | experiments | couches | cushions | paper | cigarettes | ignition | arson
Identifiers
Boland Hall, a dormitory on the South Orange, New Jersey campus of Seton Hall University; open flame to the construction paper that covered the west wall sofa in the third floor lounge; examination and excavation; witness information; engineering support and assistance was received from scene investigators within days of the fire occurrence; small-scale ignition experiments on the sofa cushion materials and decorative craft paper