UPDATED SCENARIO OF FIRE DEVELOPMENT IN UNDERGROUND FACILITIES OF THE SUBWAY

Abstract

The fire hazard of underground metro facilities determined by the presence of significant amounts of combustible materials in escalator and distillation tunnels, office premises, station lobbies, the presence of a large number of cable networks and electrical equipment under voltage in the premises and structures, which leads to fires, huge economic losses and human victims. Presents the results of the analysis and generalization of possible fire scenarios at the main underground metro facilities with a massive stay of people, which should be taken into account when carrying out calculations for assessing the fire risk for employees and visitors of the metro, which will provide the most informative assessment of the fire hazard for people in the structures metro, and will allow to fully implement the requirements of the provisions of Article 6 of the Federal Law of July 22, 2008 № 123-FZ «Technical regulations on fire safety requirements» for the subway underground structures.