Request pdf the fireworks disaster in enschede part 1. Physical and mental health shortly after a disaster. The enschede fireworks disaster known in the netherlands as the vuurwerkramp meaning fireworks disaster. Pdf scalingup support for emergency response organizations. Framing and toneofvoice of disaster media coverage. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted with cigarette consumption at t1 as a predictor of ptsd. Worst fireworks disaster in history largely thought to be the worst fireworks disaster in history, the 2000 vuurwerkramp dutch for fireworks disaster occurred at a fireworks factory that was inexplicably located in a residential area of enshede, netherlands. Smoking predicts posttraumatic stress symptoms among rescue workers. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 3792 residents, passersby, and rescue workers, who were.
This study documented the number of people seeking help for disasterrelated psychological problems, their sociodemographic and diagnostic characteristics, the interventions. The aim of the study was to evaluate mental health service delivery to persons affected by the fireworks disaster in enschede during the period from may 2000 to may 2005. The aftermath of the enschede fireworks disaster in the netherlands. The enschede but that sixtysix seconds gap had enabled. The fire led to an enormous explosion that left 23. A bgm109 tomahawk cruise missile, armed with a live 1,000pound bullpup conventional warhead, detonates and destroys its target, a warehousesize concrete and steel structure with 7,000pound concrete roof panels 3000 x 2400. As a result of the explosion of a fireworks depot in a residential area in enschede, the netherlands, 23 persons were killed, more than 900 people were injured and about 1200 people were. Overview and reconstruction saturday afternoon may j3, 2000 a major fireworks incident occurred at the company s. The fire led to an enormous explosion that left 23 people dead including four firemen and 947 injured.
Im afraid that there are more people buried under the rubble. Enschede fireworksdisater mei 2000 visit enschede. Vuurwerkramp, as it is called in the netherlands, is the biggest and most catastrophic explosion that has ever happened in europe. This article describes the design and implementation of an epidemiological study, which seeks to match care services to the specific problems of persons affected by a large scale incident.
The committee is aware that its reports may assume a. This page was last edited on 23 november 2014, at 22. Mental health service use and outcomes after the enschede. The course of mental health disorders after a disaster. Twenty people are believed killed after a huge explosion in a dutch fireworks factory. This catastrophe is known in the netherlands as the vuurwerkramp, dutch for fireworks disaster. The explosions of 117 tons of heavy fireworks destroyed a neighbourhood in a few hours. The event addressed in this study is briefly described below. According to the telegraaf, these widows want access to a secret police report on the investigation into the cause of the tragedy. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The disaster changed the life of more than a thousant people living in that area, 1.
The company operates a fireworks warehouse in the residential district of roombeck, near the. Physical symptoms that are frequently unexplained among. Public health policy is increasingly concerned with the care for victims of a disaster. There was a small fire inside the factory which wouldnt have been a big deal except for the improperly stored barrel of fireworks outside of the door. Two to three weeks after the explosion of a fireworks storage facility in a residential area may 2000, enschede, the netherlands we assessed the selfreported physical and mental health among those affected by the disaster. Netherlands fireworks factory explosionthe downside of the dutch social model by hendrik paul 31 may 2000 on may about 100 tonnes of fireworks and other explosives detonated after a. The widows of the firemen who died in the enschede fireworks disaster in may 2000, are suing the dutch state. Since the 1991 explosion of the fireworks factory in culemborg, almost all fireworks companies operated outside of residential areas. Pdf we present the design of an information system that supports the process of scalingup of emergency response organizations. The government and other parties involved are not only guilty of the disaster itself, but afterwards also. Netherlands fireworks factory explosionthe downside of.
The mayor of enschede told rtl5 television that 10 firemen were missing as a result of the explosion. Smoking predicts posttraumatic stress symptoms among. The fire led to an enormous explosion that left 23 people dead, including four firefighters, and 947 injured. The city of enschede is located in the eastern part of the netherlands, at a distance of roughly twenty kilometres from the german border, with a population of about 150,000. The enschede fireworks disaster was caused by a fire that broke out in the south east fireworks depot on the th of may 2000, in the dutch city of enschede. On may, 2000, a fireworks storage in enschede exploded, destroying an entire neighborhood and killing 23 people, including 4 firemen. Dutch govt accused of undermining the rule of law in. Health problems of enschede residents in the aftermath of. To obtain an insight into the course of postdisaster psychopathology, a community sample of survivors of the enschede fireworks disaster was.
The company operates a fireworks warehouse in the residential district of roombeck, near the city centre, which is home to an estimated 2,500. This is a video footage from the fireworks disaster at enschede, the netherlands on th of may 2000. Fireworks, which caused the 2000 enschede fireworks disaster, was the last company to still be located in the middle of a residential area before a planned relocation in 2002. The enschede fireworks disaster, called vuurwerkramp dutch. Whistleblower paul van buitenen is pressing charges of undermining the rule of law in the handling of the enschede fireworks disaster in 2000 against the dutch government, the municipality of enschede, a number of ministries, the public prosecutor, the police and others.
The explosion left 23 people dead including four firemen and 947 people injured. A fireworks factory was located in enshede, netherlands. A prospective study of ambulance personnel involved in the enschede fireworks disaster. A node architecture for disaster relief networking. If the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to reset your password. Enschede fireworks disaster, the netherlands, may th. Current longitudinal disaster studies usually focus only on posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd, although some studies have shown that increased risks for other disorders and comorbidity is common. The study was prompted by the explosion of a firework depot in enschede, the netherlands.
Fireworks disaster in enschede, the netherlands may 2000, 7, where a. The enschede fireworks disaster tony moore describes how a spring day in the town of enschede turned into disaster after a small fire broke out in a fireworks factory, leading to massive explosions as the flames died down, anger and disbelief erupted nearly 4,000 people were injured, 400 homes destroyed and shops and factories damaged. Despite numerous police investigations, the cause of the disaster has never been conclusively determined. A total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1500 buildings damaged. The enschede fireworks disaster, also known as vuurwerkramp dutch. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The studies described in this thesis examine symptoms that are frequently medically unexplained among residents affected by the enschede fireworks disaster. Undoubtedly the worst fireworks disaster in all of history, the accident occurred in 2000.
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