Fires Start In Cellars. Fire-Safe Floors Urged
Seventy percent of home fires begin in basements and threaten the rest of the house unless quickly checked. Authorities advocate fire resistant first floors in residences, typically reinforced concrete slabs, with tight fire barriers and enclosed stairs. Experts Ira H. Woolson and BH Turner note the fire hazard of cellars is real and cite New York Tenement House commission standards supporting incombustible basement floors to protect families.
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Ira H. Woolson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
G. Turner
New York
Turner
New ‘York
Ice Cloaked Fire Threat Romps Through Rochester Storage
A freak fire at a Rochester cold storage plant Jan 24 smouldered for 89 hours before control. The 50 year old timber and brick building had cork lined walls and wood sheathing. The blaze began in the basement and climbed via a refrigerator fan to upper floors.
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Fire Loss Figures Grow Beyond Property Damage
Economists say annual U S fire losses reach about 500 million, likely over a billion, with NFPA figures counting only physical property. Additional costs include post fire temporary accommodations, medical care, and business disruption from factory and business closures.
Taxes Increase Shifted Burden After Fire Loss
Municipal and state improvements rely on taxes for funding. A building destroyed by fire ceases to be taxed, shifting its potential revenue to other taxpayers. About $21,000,000 is borne this year by others due to last year’s fire waste.
Fires Take Toll Across Cities and Nations
A display of deadly blazes reports numerous fatalities from Allentown to Cairo and beyond. Hotels, homes, and factories catch fire, with families and individuals perishing in towns including Belleville Chicago Muskegon Tucson and more. The toll mounts as a series of fires leave dozens dead and many homeless.
Cleveland Extends Fire Limits Rules on Frame Structures
Cleveland Ohio has expanded its fire limits. In the newly included area no frame buildings may be erected unless 75 percent of the existing structures in the block are also of timber or frame construction.
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Farm fire loss on U S farms tops 150 million yearly
I D Goss chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the National Fire Waste council says fires destroy about 100 million ox farms annually, with farm property losses around 150 million dollars. He notes lightning faults chimneys and roof sparks as main causes and urges fire resistant materials and proper construction to cut risk.
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I. D. Goss
National Fire Waste Council
Illnois
Goss
City building materials face long term cost concerns
In a discussion on construction practices, the article argues that using burnable coverings is a short sighted economy. It asserts such choices cost more in the long run and contrasts this with non burnable alternatives. The piece emphasizes durable, safer materials for public buildings.
Children First in Fire Victim Statistics Survey
The National Fire Protection Association reports 59 percent of dwelling fire deaths are children, 26 percent women, 15 percent men. Analyzing 309 fires with 648 deaths, it finds 40 percent could have been prevented by better construction. Forty percent of fatalities were due to attempts to fight fires inside burning buildings. 69 children died when left home alone, most under five.
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National Fire Protection Association
Five Schools Burned Each Day Report Cites NFPA Figures
The National Fire Protection Association notes five rural and consolidated schools burn daily, endangering 2,170,000 students in 14,000 buildings. About 500,000 pupils ride buses to these campuses amid widespread use of burnable materials and scant fireproofing in many cities and states. Benjamin Franklin started the Union Fire Company in 1736.
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Historic Weymouth hotel fire harms Treaty room
A Weymouth Gloucester hotel famed as the signing site of the Treaty of Independence for the American colonies was damaged by fire. The chamber where the document was signed was gutted. Authorities warn defective chimneys and flues as disaster channels and urge prevention.
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Gloucester
Weymouth
England
George Iit
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