Extrem brandbelastning i bostadsmiljö

This rapport investigates hoarding in Sweden from a fire safety perspective. The aim is to help people, who will meet people suffering from pathological collecting. A study of articles that touched hoarding was made and temperature calculations were done. Swedish building regulations, Jordabalkens chapter regarding rent and the Swedish condominium law where also examined. Hoarding leads in many cases to an extreme fire load in dwellings. In case of fire, construction parts risk not being able withstanding the high temperatures. The risk for fire spread inside and outside the compartment increases and the evacuation ability decreases. Only if accepted by the hoarder, help can be provided from the local social services. The confidentiality leads to problems when different agents want to co-operate and solving the problems