TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Major fire disasters involving flashover
JO  - Fire safety journal
A1  - Rasbash, D. J.
SP  - 85
EP  - 93
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - Three major fire disasters are considered: Summerland, Isle of Man, 1973; Stardust, Dublin, 1981; King's Cross Underground Station, London, 1987. In all three cases many fatalities were caused by a sudden extensive development of fire following a period in which the fire was much smaller. Evidence indicates that the occurrence of a local fire capable of exposing a part of an extensive combustible surface to a high heat transfer rate was a major factor. In all three, lapses in Fire Safety Management contributed to the presence of some of the extensive combustible surfaces involved.<p />
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SN  - 0379-7112
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -