The study of occupant behavior during the World Trade Center evacuation : preliminary report of results.

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TextPublication details: [Gaithersburg, Md.] : National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1995Description: [6] pDDC classification:

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Subject: On February 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in a subterranean garage below the World Trade Center plaza in New York. The explosion and subsequent fire caused extensive structural damage on several basement levels, interfered with the operation of the fire protection and other emergency systems and resulted in the evacuation of over 100,000 occupants of the complex. The purpose of this project was to collect and preserve human behaviour data. The information gathered will aid in the understanding of what people do in fires and why and how those actions may conform to or differ from the assumptions used in designing and planning for life safety in such a large building. Results will help in work toward the improvement of fire safety in similar occupancies and to enhance the knowledge needed in the development of emergency evacuation models.

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Extracted from the proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering, September 10-15, 1995. Orlando, FL.

On February 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in a subterranean garage below the World Trade Center plaza in New York. The explosion and subsequent fire caused extensive structural damage on several basement levels, interfered with the operation of the fire protection and other emergency systems and resulted in the evacuation of over 100,000 occupants of the complex. The purpose of this project was to collect and preserve human behaviour data. The information gathered will aid in the understanding of what people do in fires and why and how those actions may conform to or differ from the assumptions used in designing and planning for life safety in such a large building. Results will help in work toward the improvement of fire safety in similar occupancies and to enhance the knowledge needed in the development of emergency evacuation models.

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