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Figure 119. Plan<br />
drawing of the basement<br />
level. Note that the<br />
stairwell is open and<br />
leads up to entrance<br />
level.<br />
166<br />
Sauna fi re in Kiruna<br />
This incident took place on 5 October 1999. 43 The Kiruna fi re<br />
service received an emergency call to attend a sauna fi re at the<br />
Malmfälten high school. One minute after this, the fi re engine<br />
left the station, there was also the automatic alarm from the<br />
high school itself. The fi refi ghters noted at the scene that the<br />
stairwell by the sauna was fi lled with white, light smoke.<br />
Firefi ghters with breathing apparatus entered the building to<br />
go down to the basement via the stairwell and extinguish the fi re.<br />
They fi rst did a search from the pool room to the sauna to make<br />
sure there was nobody left in the building and then proceeded<br />
towards the sauna. They did not notice the temperature at the<br />
door being any higher, however, they could hear a crackling<br />
noise coming from the sauna. When the BA fi refi ghters opened<br />
the sauna door they felt a very strong inward pull through the<br />
door opening. A moment later, a bluish fl ame shot out from the<br />
sauna. The smoke gases outside the sauna ignited and a bang was<br />
heard, all within a fraction of a second.<br />
The offi cer in charge was paying out the hose when he heard<br />
Ancillary room<br />
Ancillary room<br />
Sauna<br />
Path of action<br />
Pool room