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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...alcohol had leaked down the sides of the lamp. When she applied a match, the lamp flared up. She easily extmguished the blaze with a bucket of water before the sprinklers operated, but the hats in the pasteboard box were ruined by the water. Electrical. S-24581. Bleachery. A neutralizer bar connected to a small transformer on the wall was located on the delivery end of the dry cans to carry off the static electricity from the cloth. The insulation had become worn, resulting in a short circuit. A spark dropped into a box truck of goods directly underneath and ignited. One small hose stream was used to extinguish fire. S-25434. Cotton Mill. Employee on first floor was brushing down lint on ceiling with a broom when he broke an incandescent lamp, the lint on the broom catching fire and spreading to ceiling. The fire ran through two 1-inch holes in plank floor to blanket storage room on floor above. Fire was extinguished by two sprinklers on first floor and by a hand hose on the second, with no sprinklers operating. About 2,500 single blankets were burned. H-14934. Mercantile. A severe electrical storm had put the lights out of commission. Clerk was sent to basement to secure some merchandise with a candle. Fire spread through basement to adjacent buildings. Loss about $70,000. Gas. S-25222. Dentist's Laboratory. A small gas stove on bench was connected by ordinary rubber tube to gas pipe. Gas leaking from tube near stove ignited, burned off rubber tube, and ignited woodwork. Fire was extinguished by water from sink with very little damage. S-24407. Ice Cream Factory. Fire occurred in the fire-resistive building used as a garage, storage and power house. The engine room extended along the entire south side of building, and was cut off from garage. No basements ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...alcohol had leaked down the sides of the lamp. When she applied a match, the lamp flared up. She easily extmguished the blaze with a bucket of water before the sprinklers operated, but the hats in the pasteboard box were ruined by the water. Electrical. S-24581. Bleachery. A neutralizer bar connected to a small transformer on the wall was located on the delivery end of the dry cans to carry off the static electricity from the cloth. The insulation had become worn, resulting in a short circuit. A spark dropped into a box truck of goods directly underneath and ignited. One small hose stream was used to extinguish fire. S-25434. Cotton Mill. Employee on first floor was brushing down lint on ceiling with a broom when he broke an incandescent lamp, the lint on the broom catching fire and spreading to ceiling. The fire ran through two 1-inch holes in plank floor to blanket storage room on floor above. Fire was extinguished by two sprinklers on first floor and by a hand hose on the second, with no sprinklers operating. About 2,500 single blankets were burned. H-14934. Mercantile. A severe electrical storm had put the lights out of commission. Clerk was sent to basement to secure some merchandise with a candle. Fire spread through basement to adjacent buildings. Loss about $70,000. Gas. S-25222. Dentist's Laboratory. A small gas stove on bench was connected by ordinary rubber tube to gas pipe. Gas leaking from tube near stove ignited, burned off rubber tube, and ignited woodwork. Fire was extinguished by water from sink with very little damage. S-24407. Ice Cream Factory. Fire occurred in the fire-resistive building used as a garage, storage and power house. The engine room extended along the entire south side of building, and was cut off from garage. No basements ...
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