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Re: Dryer Fire - Spontaneous Heating Oily Towels and Aprons
Posted by:
iacoss (IP Logged)
Date: October 29, 2017 06:29PM
Our lab recently received several samples of towels that contained organic oil residues. These had been removed from a fire scene where the towels had been washed and then dried in a dryer. In this case the dryer had completed its cooling cycle.
So yes, it is possible for SH to occur even after a full cooling cycle.