A comparison of two fires : the Westview Towers, North Bergen, New Jersey and the Council Towers Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri /

The Westview Towers fire had 4 fatalities and the Council Towers Apartment had none. Both fires remain undetermined but it is believed that they were the result of smoking. The fires are similar because of the presence of oxygen cylinders in the apartments of origin. Both apartments were high-rise b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cook, John Lee, 1950-
Corporate Authors:	National Fire Data Center (U.S.), TriData Corporation
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Emmitsburg, Md. : Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center, [2001?]
Series:	Technical report series (United States Fire Administration) ; 119.
Subjects:	Fires > Casualties > New Jersey > North Bergen. Fire investigation > New Jersey > North Bergen. Apartments > Fires and fire prevention > New Jersey > North Bergen.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS72910

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Summary:	The Westview Towers fire had 4 fatalities and the Council Towers Apartment had none. Both fires remain undetermined but it is believed that they were the result of smoking. The fires are similar because of the presence of oxygen cylinders in the apartments of origin. Both apartments were high-rise buildings.
Item Description:	"USFA-TR-119/September 2001." Title from title screen (viewed August 15, 2006). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 volume (various pagings) : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the USFA web site. Address as of 8/15/06: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-119.pdf; current access available via PURL.