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Re: Dryer Fire - Spontaneous Heating Oily Towels and Aprons
Posted by: CJN (IP Logged)
Date: October 10, 2017 08:43PM
As Mr. Lentini said, the cooling cycle will not prevent self heating.
I remember Fire Findings doing some research a long time ago, where they found that they had to wash a load a laundry multiple times (7 comes to mind) before the vegetable oils were removed.
I also worked a fire years ago where they ran the rags/towels from the kitchen at a bowling alley through the wash, and then through the dryer. They were taken out of the dryer and put into a 55 gallon garbage can. Within 3 or 4 hours they had self heated to ignition.
I remember Fire Findings doing some research a long time ago, where they found that they had to wash a load a laundry multiple times (7 comes to mind) before the vegetable oils were removed.
I also worked a fire years ago where they ran the rags/towels from the kitchen at a bowling alley through the wash, and then through the dryer. They were taken out of the dryer and put into a 55 gallon garbage can. Within 3 or 4 hours they had self heated to ignition.
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