An analysis of the 1996 Channel Tunnel fire

Jaime Santos-Reyes; Alan N. Beard

doi:10.1177/0954409716647093

An analysis of the 1996 Channel Tunnel fire

Jaime Santos-Reyes^*, Alan N. Beard

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Abstract

On 18 November 1996, a fire on Heavy Goods Vehicle shuttle No. ‘7539’, travelling from France to England, forced the train to stop at about 19 km from the French entrance. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the accident. The analysis covers the incident train’s journey from the French terminal until it stopped in-tunnel only. The approach has been to use a tunnel fire safety management system model as a ‘template’ for comparison with the ‘system’ at the time of the tunnel fire. Some findings have been highlighted. The model is intended to represent a ‘systemic’ approach to tunnel fire safety management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	850-876
Number of pages	27
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Volume	231
Issue number	8
Early online date	4 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409716647093
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2017

Keywords

Accident
Channel Tunnel
fire
tunnel fire safety management system model

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Mechanical Engineering

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