- Author
-
Vickers, A. K.
- Title
- Drapery and Curtain Fires--Data Element Summary of Case Histories. Interim Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBSIR 73-234,
July 1973,
26 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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combustion
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case histories
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curtains
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death
- Abstract
- A preliminary examination of 1,567 computerized case histories from the NBS Flammable Fabric Accident Case and Testing System has found 77 incidents in which curtains and draperies were involved in fires. This report is a summary of information relating to these 77 incidents, and includes the location of incidents, ignition sources, personal injury, fabrics involved and personal characteristics of victims. Fifteen people died from these fires and 32 others were injured. Curtains or draperies were the first fabric item to ignite in 28 of 55 curtain and drapery incidents in which the ignition source is known.