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A study on Fire Case and Countermeasure of Tourist Hotel  

Han, Sukman (R&I Counsulting Co.)
Son, Jung Hyoun (Sungkyungkwan University)
Kim, Jong Won (Dept. of Finance and Insurnce, Seowon University)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.8, no.4, 2012 , pp. 362-375 More about this Journal
Abstract
Tourist hotels are equipped with facilities such as accommodation and restaurants, exercise, recreation. Unspecified guests, visitors and management of tourist hotels are very vulnerable on the casualties and property losses due to fire peril exist. In this study, we analysis that the fire statistics status of tourist hotels from 2001 to 2010. And the 15 cases of a large hotel fire are reviewed. The total number of fires on hotel are consist of a hotel rooms fire(33.2%), a restaurant kitchen fire(11.8%). And the major causes of the fire are an electrical fire (40.8%), a cigarette fire (14.5%) and a hot-work fire (9.2%). In case study, the fire wall defect and combustible materials are major fire loss causes for 10year. Each tourist hotels are needed a development of suitable fire risk management and a field operations. A hotel is required an active fire risk management on a preventive inspection, an education and training, and a preventive maintenance. It is necessary that a fire wall maintenance to prevent of the spread of a fire and a sprinkler installation of whole area to protect fire. And it is very important an emergency response for evacuation of guest, and operate emergency procedures on a fire or emergency situation.
Keywords
tourist hotel; risk; risk management; fire; cause of fire;
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