The conference was attended by about 230 delegates from 20 countries. It provided a unique opportunity for the exchange of experience between industry, research institutes and universities, and particularly between different sectors of the automotive industry. One conclusion from the conference was that the level of safety requirements in respect of fires varies considerably between different types of vehicle. One of the key note speakers was Richard Damm from the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, who described a bus fire that occurred in Hanover in November 2008, in which 20 passengers died.
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