The effects of three environmental factors on building evacuation time

Building fires can be considered a risk to the health and safety of occupants. Environmental factors in building fires might affect the speed of an evacuation. Therefore, in this study participants (N = 153) were tested in an experimental design for the effects of (1) a fire alarm, (2) darkness and...

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Published in:	Heliyon
Main Authors:	Erica Kinkel, C. Natalie van der Wal, Serge P. Hoogendoorn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Evacuation Building evacuation time Fire alarm Visibility Emergency exit signage Experiment
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024031591