Citation

Hassling P. Int. J. Emerg. Ment. Health 2000; 2(4): 267-273.

Affiliation

Goteburg Fire and Rescue Department, Box 5204, S-402 24, Goteburg, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Chevron Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11217158

Abstract

On Thursday, the 29th of October, 1998, Goteburg, Sweden experienced one of its greatest fire related catastrophes. Sixty-three people lost their lives in a Goteburg discotheque. This paper describes the events surrounding the fire, its effects upon firefighters and the city of Goteborg, and the emergency mental health activities implemented to support fire and rescue personnel. Of particular importance were the effects experienced by fire and rescue personnel as they became targets for community grief and anger.