- Author
- Moore, L. D. | Vickers, A. K.
- Title
- Survey of Fire Accidents Involving Curtains and Draperies--Deaths, Injuries, and Financial Loss. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBSIR 75-902, December 1975, 34 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- curtains | FFACTS | flammable fabrics
- Abstract
- A case history survey of 286 fire accidents was conducted. This survey was composed of three groups of case histories in which curtains or draperies (C/Ds) were involved. The cases were analyzed in detail, attempting to ascertain the extent to which these products represented fire hazards. As none of the three files were chosen on a statistical basis, projection of the data to the overall fire hazard situation is not technically feasible. To learn more of the physical nature of burning C/Ds, and to supply informtion that may be utilized to judge the extent of hazard, it is recommended that full-scale experiments be conducted.