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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: Chris Houston on June 18, 2004, 03:25:33 PM

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Chris Houston on June 18, 2004, 03:25:33 PM

Has anyone got any (or know where I can get) reports on vehicle tunnel fires.  I think the Fire Prevention etc Journal may have done a feature on this at some point.

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Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Gary Howe on June 18, 2004, 05:04:07 PM

This months IFE/FPA Journal has an article entitled Chain of Safety, re:the new EC directive on safety in road tunnels.

If you cannot get hold of a copy of it, send me a mail with your address, and I will send you a copy in the post.

Regards

Gary

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Chris Houston on June 18, 2004, 07:44:48 PM

Ah, perfect timing.  I wil get this.  None-the-less, any reports on any tunnel fires would still be appreciated.

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Guest on June 19, 2004, 10:16:50 AM

There was a huge research project undertaken some years back when the Channel Tunnel's design and safety infrastructure were at the planning stage.

If I remember correctly, details from thousands of actual car fires were somehow modelled into a tunnel environment and the analysis of the results used to finalise the details of construction.

I am not sure who did it, by the tunnel owners (TML?) and/or Kent FB may be able to point you in the right direction

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: wee brian on June 20, 2004, 08:59:54 AM

Try Martin Shipp at BRE.

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Guest on June 24, 2004, 04:13:48 PM

Potter2 here
,try www.etnfit.net..
euro site on tunnels loads of inf

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Guest on June 30, 2004, 10:52:38 AM

Chiltern International Fire did some stuff a few years back - I saw a presentation they gave on it in Hong Kong.

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: afterburner on June 30, 2004, 02:51:43 PM

Try 'Fire' January 2004 page 12, 'Fire' November 2003 also page 12, 'Fire Times November 2003 page 34, they're about tunnels

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: JamesG on July 05, 2004, 03:41:10 PM

Chris

I think I have a copy of a report on tunnel fires based on research for the channel tunnel.  I will try and dig it out at home tonight.  If you let me have your address I can post it to you.

Regards

James Goodstadt

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Chris Houston on July 05, 2004, 11:15:34 PM

Many thanks, I've "private messaged" you my address

Title: Tunnel Fires
Post by: Alex Manning on July 14, 2004, 04:23:07 PM

Chris

Last year I worked on a project involving tunnel fires. Here are some useful links to books, research etc

http://www.sp.se/fire/eng/protection/runehamar%5Ftests.htm

http://www.intercomm.dial.pipex.com/html/publications/tunnelstoc.htm

http://www.etnfit.net/