In the aftermath of the Sandoz fire, in October 1986 at the company's plant near Basle, Switzerland, questions were inevitably raised about fire prevention procedures at the plant. This article describes ways of ensuring that a disaster on the same scale never happens again. Subjects covered include design aspects of the plant and its fire protection systems, environmental impact of the fire,
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