Fires and related incidents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2006–2013)

Mohammad A. Alqassim, Niamh Nic Daeid
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Abstract

Fire incidents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, reported to the Forensic and Mechanical Engineering section of the Dubai Police Forensic Laboratory during 2006–2013 were reviewed. A detailed examination of more than 5000 incidents, representing a wide range of fire types is presented. Statistical comparisons on the type of incident and the cause and origin of the fire have been evaluated. City areas covered by each police station are also identified. The outcomes of the study indicate that more than one third of the total number of incidents involved motor vehicles and these accounted for more than half of all deliberately set fires in Dubai. A further one third of the incidents reviewed were in residential units. Electrical failures were shown to pose the highest risk of accidental fire and the Bur Dubai Police Station was the busiest in terms of fire investigation caseload.

阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜的火灾及相关事件(2006-2013)
审查了2006-2013年期间向迪拜警察法医实验室法医和机械工程科报告的阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜火灾事件。详细审查了5000多起事故,代表了广泛的火灾类型。对事故类型、火灾原因和起因进行了统计比较。还确定了每个警察局管辖的城市地区。研究结果表明,超过三分之一的事故涉及机动车辆,而这些事故占迪拜所有故意纵火事件的一半以上。另外三分之一的事件发生在住宅单位。电气故障被证明是造成意外火灾的最高风险,就火灾调查案件而言,迪拜警察局是最繁忙的。
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