Springville Herald | 1945-09-13 | Page 2 | This Happens Every 90 Seconds

This Happens Every 90 Seconds vwiwwwKwsmW1 !" " I t x i America's homes are attacked by fire at the rate of 330,000 a year, or one every 90 seconds, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Although 90 percent of all fires are attributed attribut-ed to carelessness, the rate of destruction would be reduced sharply, says the NFPA, if fire-resistant fire-resistant materials were used when old homes are remodeled or new ones built. The protection afforded by fire-resistant material is graphically illustrated. The inflammable roof on the burning house was quickly consumed by the flames and the building totally destroyed, while the fire-retardant fire-retardant asphalt shingles on the neighboring house served as a protective covering which resisted re-sisted the windblown sparks.