• DocumentCode
    1146214
  • Title

    High-Rise Building Decontamination after a Furan Incident

  • Author

    Maslowski, Rodney ; Rose, Virgil

  • Author_Institution
    Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Francisco, CA
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    239
  • Lastpage
    244
  • Abstract
    A fire involving a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) filled transformer in an underground vault forced the closure of a high-rise office building due to contamination by PCBs and toxic combustion by-products. This paper describes the incident and the steps taken to reopen the building.
  • Keywords
    Buildings; Cables; Circuit faults; Cities and towns; Contamination; Decontamination; Fires; Oil insulation; Poles and towers; Substation protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPWRD.1986.4307914
  • Filename
    4307914