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Author
Hui, M. C. | Tsui, F. S. C. | Luo, M. C.
Title
Fire Incident Characteristics of a Densely Populated Oriental Urban City.
Coporate
Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Ltd., Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR
Book or Conf
Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Beijing, China, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editors, 363-374 p., 2005
Keywords
fire research | fire safety | fire science | probability | statistics | fire incidence | fire data | data analysis | statistical data | residential buildings | building fires | injuries | fire fatalities | fire risk | public buildings | death
Identifiers
Hong Kong; fire incident statistical data collected by the Hong Kong Fire Services Department for years 1991 to 2001; fire occurrence by building type; number of fires in Hong Kong by premises type (1991-2001); averaged number of fire fatalities and injuries in Hong Kong by type of premises per annum (1991-2001); averaged number of fire fatalities and injuries per fire in Hong Kong by type of premises per annum (1991-2001); relative contribution on cause of fires in shopping arcades, commercial premises and residential buildings