Van Rensburg, NJJ2011-01-032011-01-031982-09Van Rensburg, N. 1982. <i>A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles</i>. (Wol). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 .0 7988 2425 5http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725The effect of fire and its products (heat, smoke and irritant or toxic gases) on the human being, as well as the response of people in a fire situation, are reviewed. Some data on the causes of fire injuries are given and the factors causing injury or death in a fire are discussed. Open flame and smoking are the main causes of fire and in the most cases textile products are the primary agent ignited. Only about one-third of all deaths caused by fire are the direct results of burns, while two thirds are caused by toxic gases liberated by fire. The products formed by the combustion of textile fibres and the relative toxicity rating of a number of textiles are discussed in this paper..enFireOpen flamesToxic gasesfibresmokingAccidentsBurning textilesFlammabilityReportVan Rensburg, N. (1982). <i>A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles</i> (Wol). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725Van Rensburg, NJJ <i>A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles.</i> Wol. 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725Van Rensburg N. A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles. 1982 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725TY - Report AU - Van Rensburg, NJJ AB - The effect of fire and its products (heat, smoke and irritant or toxic gases) on the human being, as well as the response of people in a fire situation, are reviewed. Some data on the causes of fire injuries are given and the factors causing injury or death in a fire are discussed. Open flame and smoking are the main causes of fire and in the most cases textile products are the primary agent ignited. Only about one-third of all deaths caused by fire are the direct results of burns, while two thirds are caused by toxic gases liberated by fire. The products formed by the combustion of textile fibres and the relative toxicity rating of a number of textiles are discussed in this paper.. DA - 1982-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Fire KW - Open flames KW - Toxic gases KW - fibre KW - smoking KW - Accidents KW - Burning textiles KW - Flammability LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1982 SM - 0 7988 2425 5 T1 - A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles TI - A review of fire accidents, flammability and toxicity of burning textiles UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4725 ER -