Strømsveien tram fire
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The Strømsveien tram fire was a fire erupting in an Oslo Tramway car in the street Strømsveien in Oslo
, Norway
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On 2 August 1958, a set of two cars of the Gullfisk
type was trafficking the Lilleaker-Østensjø Line, en route from Bøler
to Jar
. This connection was opened in 1937, and the Gullfisk cars introduced in 1939. A fire erupted in the front of the latter car, car 198, due to a technical malfunction. The exit door, being operated by the tram driver who was seated in the other car, and remained closed for a few, critical seconds as passengers were struck by panic. The disaster claimed the life of five people; seventeen were injured. Following the disaster, fire extinguishers, better emergency exits and emergency door openers became mandatory in all collective transport.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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On 2 August 1958, a set of two cars of the Gullfisk
Gullfisk tram
Class B and Class E, normally referred to as Gullfisk , were a class of 46 trams built by Strømmens Værksted and Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk for Oslo Sporveier and Bærumsbanen of Oslo, Norway, in 1937 and 1939. They were the first aluminum trams to operate on the Oslo Tramway and the first bogie...
type was trafficking the Lilleaker-Østensjø Line, en route from Bøler
Bøler
Bøler is a south-eastern suburb of Oslo, Norway. It is one of the more picturesque areas of Oslo. Østmarka forest and lake Nøklevann in its immediately vicinity. Infrastructure-wise, it has a shopping center , two elementary schools, a public bath, a library, a church and a stop on the...
to Jar
Jar (station)
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. This connection was opened in 1937, and the Gullfisk cars introduced in 1939. A fire erupted in the front of the latter car, car 198, due to a technical malfunction. The exit door, being operated by the tram driver who was seated in the other car, and remained closed for a few, critical seconds as passengers were struck by panic. The disaster claimed the life of five people; seventeen were injured. Following the disaster, fire extinguishers, better emergency exits and emergency door openers became mandatory in all collective transport.