Flame retarded phenolic foam core panel showed lowest toxic smoke emissions, did not reach danger limit for warehouse fire. Recent major fires have occurred in warehouses and logistics centres in South Korea (e.g. Icheon 38 deaths, Yongin 5 deaths, both 2020) and...
Fires in PV are estimated to occur at c. 3 fires per year per 100 MW capacity installed, with connectors a significant cause. Other fire causes are the PV module itself, DC isolator switches and fuses, cables and inverters. Because PVs generate continuous current,...
Plywood with phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardants showed very low toxic fire gases and achieved IMO fire performance. The plywood was vacuum impregnated with water soluble PIN FR consisting mainly of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) (pinfa comment: probably short-chain to...
One side of the 42-storey China Telecom building rapidly engulfed in flame in presumed façade cladding fire. Media reports suggest that the cause may have been a fault in an aircon unit or lighting. Official media indicate no casualties and that the fire was rapidly...
23 people died in a nightclub fire in Thailand, with flammable foam blamed for the rapid fire spread. The fire on 4th August in the MountainB nightclub, Chonburi Province, 150 km from Bangkok, is stated to have been accelerated by flammable soundproofing foam on walls...
