Strømsveien tram fire

The burnt-out tram

The Strømsveien tram fire was a fire erupting in an Oslo Tramway car in the street Strømsveien in Oslo, Norway.

On 2 August 1958, a set of two cars of the Gullfisk type was traveling the Lilleaker–Østensjø Line, en route from Bøler to Jar.[1] This connection was opened in 1937, and the Gullfisk cars introduced in 1939.[2] 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, remained closed for a few, critical seconds as passengers were struck by panic. The disaster claimed the lives of five people; seventeen were injured. Following the disaster, fire extinguishers, better emergency exits and emergency door openers became mandatory in all public transport.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Fristad, Hans Andreas (1987). Oslo-trikken. Storbysjel på skinner. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 83. ISBN 82-05-17358-3.
  2. ↑ Fristad, 1987: p. 90.

Coordinates: 59°56′N 10°17′E / 59.933°N 10.283°E / 59.933; 10.283

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