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Four House Fires That Killed 28 Children
In the last quarter of 1987, four fires in three communities killed 28 children and two adults. Each fire shocked it community. The basic lessons were similar, and common to many other fires: There were no working smoke detectors. The houses were overcrowded at the time of the fire, which hindered escape. Wooden, non-compartmented construction allowed rapid fire and smoke to spread. Lack of escape planning and practice and lack of general fire prevention education characterized most of the victims.
Four House Fires That Killed 28 Children
In the last quarter of 1987, four fires in three communities killed 28 children and two adults. Each fire shocked it community. The basic lessons were similar, and common to many other fires: There were no working smoke detectors. The houses were overcrowded at the time of the fire, which hindered escape. Wooden, non-compartmented construction allowed rapid fire and smoke to spread. Lack of escape planning and practice and lack of general fire prevention education characterized most of the victims.
Four House Fires That Killed 28 Children
J. M. Shapiro (author) / D. J. Carpenter (author) / P. S. Schaenman (author) / H. Stambaugh (author)
1987
148 pages
Report
No indication
English
Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Social Concerns , Fires , Children , House fires , Smoke detectors , Overcrowding , Human factors , Houses , Residential buildings , Constuction , Escape planning , Escape practice , Fire prevention education , Fatalities , United States
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