Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned
The fireworks industry is a dangerous business. Many disasters occur due to manufacturing and use of fireworks. It has been recorded that there have been 15 disasters resulting from fireworks worldwide. Malaysia has experienced such tragedies through a fire and explosion of Bright Sparklers firework...
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| author | Shaluf, Ibrahim M. Ahmadun, Fakharul‐razi Mustapha, Sa’ari Mat Said, Aini Sharif, Rashid |
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| description | The fireworks industry is a dangerous business. Many disasters occur due to manufacturing and use of fireworks. It has been recorded that there have been 15 disasters resulting from fireworks worldwide. Malaysia has experienced such tragedies through a fire and explosion of Bright Sparklers fireworks factory. This paper summarizes the sequence of events which led to the Bright Sparkler disaster and proposes some lessons which could be learned from the experience. © MCB UP Limited. |
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| spelling | upm-1163722025-03-27T05:11:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116372/ Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned Shaluf, Ibrahim M. Ahmadun, Fakharul‐razi Mustapha, Sa’ari Mat Said, Aini Sharif, Rashid The fireworks industry is a dangerous business. Many disasters occur due to manufacturing and use of fireworks. It has been recorded that there have been 15 disasters resulting from fireworks worldwide. Malaysia has experienced such tragedies through a fire and explosion of Bright Sparklers fireworks factory. This paper summarizes the sequence of events which led to the Bright Sparkler disaster and proposes some lessons which could be learned from the experience. © MCB UP Limited. Emerald Group Publishing 2002 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116372/1/116372.pdf Shaluf, Ibrahim M. and Ahmadun, Fakharul‐razi and Mustapha, Sa’ari and Mat Said, Aini and Sharif, Rashid (2002) Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned. Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 11 (3). pp. 214-221. ISSN 0965-3562; eISSN: 0965-3562 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/09653560210435812/full/html 10.1108/09653560210435812 |
| spellingShingle | Shaluf, Ibrahim M. Ahmadun, Fakharul‐razi Mustapha, Sa’ari Mat Said, Aini Sharif, Rashid Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned |
| title | Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned |
| title_full | Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned |
| title_fullStr | Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned |
| title_short | Bright Sparklers fire and explosions: The lessons learned |
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