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FIRE SAFETY IN THE BUILT-ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY IN A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY Cover

FIRE SAFETY IN THE BUILT-ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY IN A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

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|Aug 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2019-020 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 27 - 34
Submitted on: Feb 12, 2019
Accepted on: May 31, 2019
Published on: Aug 6, 2019
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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