Engineering View of the Fire of May 4, 1988 in the First Interstate Bank Building, Los Angeles, California (NIST IR 89-4061)

Published

March 31, 1989

Author(s)

Harold E. Nelson

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.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 89-4061

Report Number

89-4061

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.89-4061

Keywords

burning rate, detector response, fire incidence, fire investigations, fire models, flashover, oxygen consumption, banks (buildings)

Citation

Nelson, H. (1989), Engineering View of the Fire of May 4, 1988 in the First Interstate Bank Building, Los Angeles, California (NIST IR 89-4061), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.89-4061 (Accessed April 18, 2024)