Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Electrical Panel Explosion Claims the Life of a Career Assistant Fire Chief, an Electrician, and Seriously Injures an Assistant Building Engineer in Illinois, June 11, 1999.

摘要

On June 11, 1999, a large department store experienced electrical problems (the interior lights would not work) and a report was made to the fire department that there was smoke in an electrical closet. The fire department responded to the call, but did not find any fire or smoke in the store. The Chief called for assistance from the Fire Prevention Bureau, and an Assistant Chief responded to the call to assess the situation per department policy. The Assistant Chief accompanied a contract electrician, the Assistant Building Engineer, and the Loss Control Manager to the engineering room on the first floor which houses electrical panels for the store. During testing of one of the panels, a fault occurred, resulting in the formation of a fireball, killing the Assistant Chief and the electrician. The Assistant Building Engineer received serious burns. The Loss Control Manager was not injured.