Show How v Industrial Fires Start Surf I 0 I CARELESS WORKER smokes f lADLE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS shouldn't ti where he ne He lie fails faUs to be stored in open Take care wit with h clear away combustible trash trub tools that produce fire I e o SPRINKLERS WONT WON'T work If ONE FAULTY WIRE Is enough h they're obstructed nT Dont Don't V pile Jo to burn bum down dowS a plant Check eec dec elec st stock ck high up to the ceiling equipment regularly 0 A Abt E I i fW r I f T t A BLOCKED fire door or Is useless FIRE ALARMS IS mean what they Fire S must st be f free to be bc say Know what to do when one une ne closed In seconds' seconds time sounds Always call the firemen If somebody In a Richmond Va Vs warehouse had realized the Importance Im Im- Importance of elementary fire safety precautions a fire might have been only a relatively un un- I costly blaze A thigh high pile was the trouble says the National Fire Protection Association sponsor of Fire Prevention Prevention Pre Pre- Prevention Week Oct 5 When fire started the sprinklers went off but stock had been stacked so high that the water spray was obstructed and couldn't reach the flames Concentration of values' values Is the fundamental problem the says High piling of stock Is one aspect of this tois and larger buildings are another Stock Stock Stock-pil pU ing for defense Is a factor Its It's a case of putting all your eggs in one basket When there is a fire its it's a big one The importance of the concentration concentration concen of values' values problem is sup ported by the record Statistically a loss large-loss fire is one that causes a loss of or more Last year there were 24 percent more loss large-loss fires than In the previous previous pre pre- year and 40 percent more damage was done Among other industrial fire hazards that call for attention the lists accumulations of combustible combustible com com- debris defective wiring careless use and storage of flammable flammable flam flam- mable liquids blocked fire tire doors and disobedience of smoking reg reg- reg- reg |