NFPA Journal - September/October 2016 - 37

1,200 square feet (111 square meters). It was built in balloon-frame construction style, with an asphalt-shingled roof cover. The house and its contents, collectively valued at $50,000, were a total loss. Two perish in apartment fire started by smoking materials OREGON-Fire officials blamed smoking materials for an early morning apartment fire that claimed the lives of two residents. The apartment was located in a two-story, 30-unit apartment building. The fire department reported receiving several phone calls after a passerby first detected the fire at 12:30 a.m. and called 911. Newspaper accounts indicated that heavy smoke in the building's hallway trapped many people in their apartments and that the fire department used ladders to rescue a number of residents through apartment windows. Crews reportedly extinguished the fire in about half an hour and were able to confine it to the apartment in which it originated, with minor smoke damage in adjoining units. Investigators determined that the fire began in a living area on the apartment's lower level, where smoking materials ignited a cushion, setting fire to the couch and then spreading through the apartment. The fire department reported that smoke alarms had been removed by the apartment's residents. The building was constructed with a wood frame and roof deck and sheet rock walls. The apartment had a ground floor area of 571 square feet (53 square meters). The apartment and its contents, valued at $80,000, were a total loss. Resident dies when gas explosion sets fire to camper KENTUCKY-Firefighters responding to an 8:50 a.m. report of a trailer park fire with possible entrapment arrived to find a pull-behind camper fully involved with flames. Crews initiated a rapid attack with preconnected hose lines on both sides of the camper and were able to quickly extinguish the fire. Firefighters evacuated the sole male occupant of the trailer, who received medical assistance from an ambulance crew and was transported to the hospital with burn injuries covering 60 percent of his body, according to newspaper reports. Crews attempted to salvage as much of the trailer's contents as possible and secured the scene for safety. Investigators determined that the fire was caused when an uncapped propane gas line allowed the trailer to fill with gas when the victim turned the tank on, resulting in an explosion LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR Discover Natural Ventilation * Lower Building Operating Costs * Healthier Work Environments * Decreased Environmental Impact * Reduced Construction Costs * Better Long-Term Investment Firelight glazed natural ventilators can be installed in a glass atrium or directly onto the roof of a building. This natural ventilator provides both day-to-day and smoke ventilation and is offered in single leaf or double leaf design. The electric or pneumatic control options allow you to easily provide automated climate control in any building. Design with nature, not against it. The Bilco Company has partnered with industry pioneer the Colt Group to bring dual purpose natural and smoke ventilation products to North America. To learn more about designing better, more comfortable buildings,visit Bilco at www.bilco-colt.com SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 NFPA JOURNAL 37

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