Tag Archives: evacuation modelling
12 years on from 9/11
Twelve years after the collapse of the WTC towers, the far-reaching impact of the attacks is still being felt when it comes to the design of new high-rise buildings across the world. FSEG research is still on-going and the data we have collected, both on the mechanics of large-scale evacuation, and on the human behaviour issues, is being shared across the world, as a valuable international resource. Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Evacaution
Tagged 9/11, building evacuation, crowd dynamics, elevator, evacuation, evacuation modelling, safety, stairs
Leave a comment
Kiss Nightclub Tragedy — More Information and some Simplified Analysis
Questions are being raised as to how many people were in the nightclub at the time of the incident. This will become an important issue as the inquiry into the disaster progresses as the level of club occupancy could be used as a factor in contributing to the severity of the disaster and hence in apportioning responsibility.
Another issue that has been raised is whether or not more exits would have made a material difference to the outcome. Given that the nightclub had only a third of the required number of exits, one has to wonder whether this would have made a material difference to the outcome.
To examine these issues I have done some simple analysis based on a number of assumptions and what the media are currently reporting.
Continue reading
Posted in Evacaution, Fire
Tagged building evacuation, crowd disaster, evacuation, evacuation modelling, fire, fire modelling, Kiss Nightclub fire, safety
Leave a comment
Yet another Tragic Nightclub Fire!
Today we hear the news of a tragic nightclub fire in Brazil which has claimed the lives of at least 180 young people, with at least 200 more injured. I would not be surprised if the death toll rises, especially if the occupancy is more than 300. Large crowds, within a confined space, whose walls are clad with combustible PU foam, with limited means of egress, probably in the dark, a number of who are probably intoxicated and then allowing the use of pyrotechnics is a recipe for disaster. Indeed, building regulations and planning permission should not permit such death traps to exist in the first place and enforcement authorities should ensure that they do not occur. Continue reading
Posted in Evacaution, Fire
Tagged evacuation, evacuation modelling, fire, Football World Cup, Kiss Nightclub fire, nightclubs, Olympics, panic, safety
6 Comments
FSEG YOUTUBE Channel passes quarter of a million video views
FSEG YOUTUBE Channel achieves quarter of a million video views Continue reading
Posted in Evacaution, Fire
Tagged evacuation, evacuation modelling, fire, fire modelling, safety
Leave a comment
FSEG at the “Human Behaviour in Fire” 2012 Conference
FSEG will be at the Human Behaviour in Fire conference next week (19-21 Sept 2012) in Cambridge UK and will be presenting 7 papers. Continue reading
Posted in Crowd Safety, Evacaution, Fire, Ship Evacuation
Tagged building evacuation, crowd disaster, evacuation, evacuation modelling, love parade, safety
Leave a comment