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Original Articles

A Study of Automobile Fires

Pages 15-21 | Received 10 Feb 1978, Published online: 22 Nov 2013
 

ABSTRACT

The bodies and interiors of six late model vehicles from the Saskatchewan Government Insurance Organization Auto Experimental Centre were burnt under controlled conditions using various means to initiate the fires. Data was obtained on each vehicle prior to, during, and after the fire in order to determine the flammability of vehicle interiors and to detect the presence of any fire accelerants used.

RÉSUMÉ

L'extérieur et l'intérieur de six automobiles, modèles récents, de “Saskatchewan Government Insurance Organization Auto Experimental Centre” ont été l'objet d'une destruction par le feu, sous des conditions controllées. Les incendies ont été amorcées de différentes façons et des données furent recueillies de chacun des véhicules avant, durant et après ces incendies afin d'évaluer l'inflammabilité de l'intérieur et de déceler la frésence des accélérants employés.

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