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Author
Nelson, H. E.
Title
Engineering View of the Fire of May 4, 1988 in the First Interstate Bank Building, Los Angeles, California.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NISTIR 89-4061, March 1989, 39 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
burning rate | detector response | fire incidence | fire investigations | fire models | flashover | oxygen consumption | banks (buildings)
Identifiers
ASET; DETECT-QS
Abstract
The course of the fire is traced in terms of developing fire phenomena. Special emphasis is given to burning rate of building furnishings, smoke layer temperature, layer level, oxygen consumption, combustion efficiency, flashover, exterior fire propagation, detector response, sprinkler operation, smoke movement and some contamination.