A survey of 40,000 building fires in Switzerland

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-158

  Fontana, M ^a   Favre, J P ^a   Fetz, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDINGS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

BUILDING FIRES;

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 0033099546     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-7112(98)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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