Fire Science and Technology
Online ISSN : 1882-0492
Print ISSN : 0285-9521
ISSN-L : 0285-9521
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An Example of Human Behavior in a Wooden Hotel Fire
Soichiro OkishioTakashi Handa
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1985 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 141-147

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A wooden hotel fire occurred on February 21, 1983 and it caused the death of 11 persons. The hotel located near the famous Zaou Skiing Ground and the majority of the guests were skiers. An examination and analysis were made on the behavior of the hotel's guests who had been registered at that time. The items examined and analyzed in this paper were the guest's means of awaking, the first six actions of the guests following their awakening, the guests' means of becoming aware of the fire and the first ten actions of the guests following their recognition of the fire incident.
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© 1985 Center for Fire Science and Technology, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
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