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Author
Gupta, R. S.
Title
Fires Due to Electrical Hazards.
Coporate
National Fire Service College, India
Journal
Fire Engineers Journal, Vol. 56, No. 183, 40-42, July 1996
Keywords
electrical hazards | electrical circuitry | transformers | circuit breakers | aerial explosions | shock hazards | fire hazard | overcurrent | short circuits | lightning | industrial plants | ignition source
Identifiers
H.V. transformers and switch gears; air blast circuit breaker; fatalities due to electric shock; importance of good earthing; arcing and sparking; heat output of ignition sources; fires in factories and industrial complexes; general precautions against fires and fatalities