Show FIRE MENACE OF OFra ra FILMS REPORTED r III t Pis Disregard D d o of Precautions IsI Is I Said to Necessitate Ji Laws Lars a F FrE Safety f rE r New York Jan IS Engineers 18 of ot the national board of at fire tire underwriters ina In Ina a D. report made mado public here heto today on motion molion motion mo mo- tion lion film fires In which liv s live have been lost and much property do- do tro cd warned against possible repetitions rope repe In in countless cities throughout hout t h United th States f to Attention was called co to vw P luwi recent um f fires in Pittsburgh h. h Chicago Detroit J and elsewhere and anel Instances cited In 11 a f which practically alt nil recognized safeguardIng safeguarding safe safe- 1 gu guarding features In connection with l the l l storage of at films were utter utterly dis dis- regarded Elimination of or tho the Inflammable nl- nl tro iro film tUm and the tho substitution of or the non acetate film the report bays aya Is not at present poss possible pos pos- s sible but the engineers urge urbo the tho n en- n- n of at laws prohibiting tho further further fur tur- ther printing of ot motion pictures upon Meanwhile Itt It cellulose intro films t days Lys every effort to reduce the lire fire hazard izard should bo thrown around tho the present resent stock of or Inflammable Recommendations In the report which aim to avert future disasters provide for better housekeeping b by bythe bythe the es of or film tUm exchanges a re reduction reduction ro re- In the tho amount of ot film exposed 1 to a minimum consistent with th the tho ac actual actual ne- ne operation of tho the business protection tion by automatic sprinklers of at all nn film tUm In room or vaults ample amplo vents to toc c carry rry film tUm gases from tram buildings to the open air aJr and the use of ot easily workable fire doors that normally always nys should be kept closed |