Incident in the Stockholm City Hall

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Incident in the Stockholm City Hall
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City Hall of Stockholm
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City Hall of Stockholm

• Built in 1923 by architect Ragnar Östberg
• Office for the City Administration
• Two famous banquet halls the Blue Hall and the
  Golden Hall
• Nobel prize dinner is held in the Blue Hall every
  year
• Art an integrated part of the building (fresques
  by Prince Eugen, golden mosaique)
• Symbol of Stockholm

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The Golden Hall
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Incident 7 May, 2004

• Tourist smoked in the tower, threw cigarrett end
• Waste under the wooden floor caught fire
• Party in the Blue Hall guard noticed smoke
• Another guard took two fire extinguishers in the
  elevator up to the tower
• Fire bridgade found glowing wood underneath the
  copper copper plate
• Could have become a serious loss EML scenario
  and 350 MSEK, appr 40 MEUR

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Change in routines after the incident

• Fire alarm installed in the small towers
• No smoking signs posted
• Limited number of tourists in the tower at the
  same time
• Always a guard in the tower when open to the
  public
• But
• Reinsurers wanted copper plate exchanged to other
  material - this was not allowed

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Other insurance objects