Show Easil Easily COD Combustible Clothing Termed Threat to Life I II I Your our clothes can kill you I warns the organization that sponsors sponsors spon spon- sors sore the annual Fire Prevention I Week campaign to be held this year Oct 5 The National Fire Protection Association says clothing that easily catches fire is one of the principal hazards to human life The death rate is exceptionally high because c cloth oth often flames up in an instant and the blaze is difficult for a struck panic-struck vie vie- tim Urn to extinguish Women and their clothing ere are re most vulnerable to fire the explains The association also has reports of many cases in which little girls have been killed or injured when frilly up dress dresses have caught fire According to an A committee committee com corn report the clothing indus- indus ry is conscious of the problem and is taking steps to provide garments less readily ignited A commercial standard has I Ibe be been developed by the American Association of Textile Chemists an the and the National Retail Dry Goods Association and is being studied by br the industry Its purpose is to discourage the he manufacture of dangerously flammable clothing by providing standard methods of testing rand and rating The individuals individual's part in reducing reducing reducing ing the seriousness of the clothing fire lire hazard lies in selecting garments garments gar gar- I ments that are not highly flammable flammable flammable flam flam- mable and also in being careful I of sources of fire Many clothing fires result from carel careless ss smoking and use of matches It is also wise the A to be cautious near nerr cooking cooking cooking cook cook- ing ranges and heating stoves and never to use explosive cpa cleaning ne fluids Clothing itself doesn't start a fire but serves as tinder |