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A fire occurred at Bei-Men Hospital, a branch of Sinying General Hospital, on October 23, 2012. This fire caused 13 deaths and 59 injuries, and is regarded as the most severe hospital fire in history in Taiwan. This study adopted on-site investigation on October 30, 2012, one week after this fire, when the fire scene has not been changed much. The fire growth, smoke behavior, and the capacity of fire safety equipment in this fire were investigated particularly. After this survey, the failing of fire and smoke compartmentation on ceiling was found to be the primary cause for this severe fire. Some suggestions were made in the fire safety design for hospitals and ordinary buildings.
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The authors would like to thank the Fire Bureau, Tainan City Government of Taiwan, for assistance in the process of fire survey.
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Wang, TY., Tsai, KC. (2020). Investigation Report of Bei-Men Hospital Fire in Taiwan on October 23, 2012. In: Wu, GY., Tsai, KC., Chow, W.K. (eds) The Proceedings of 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology. AOSFST 2018. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9139-3_63
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