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Document ID (ISN)19606
CIS number 72-2774
ISSN - Serial title 0037-4504 - Sicher ist Sicher
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Büssem R.
Title Fire prevention in warehouses
Original title Brandschutz in Lagerhallen [in German]
Bibliographic information June 1972, Vol.23, No.6, p. 266-269. Illus.
Abstract Structural fire protection measures are considered in relation to fire brigade intervention. Special reference is made to the division of buildings into fire compartments and the danger of smoke accumulation and collapse due to overheating. Mention is made of the safety function of fire detection systems and automatic extinguishing installations.
Descriptors (primary) warehouses; fire prevention; fire protection
Descriptors (secondary) fire fighting; safe layout; fire detection; fire resisting walls; fixed extinguishing systems; fire services
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires
Storage and warehousing