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| Additional Fires Involve Non Fire Retardant Foliages |
| Cocoanut Grove - Boston's Worst...He lit a match. It touched one of the artificial palm trees that gave the Cocoanut Grove its atmosphere; a few flames shot up...The fire quickly ate away the palm tree, raced along silk draperies, was sucked upstairs through the stairway, leaped along ceiling and wall...484 dead were counted... |
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| Deadly Station Nightclub Fire Prompt City Inspections...Inspectors cited artificial plants that were not fire retardant...At the Strand, they noted expired flame retardant on decorative or acoustical materials... |
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| Two South Country Firefighters Receive Statewide Acclaim...Yet they remember the density of the smoke - so thick...you couldn't see your own hand, held in front of your face...rooms full of artificial plants and flowers, made of flammable nylon and silk, fueled a rapid, raging fire... |
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Fire Forces Evacuation at Westin Hotel...They say a Christmas tree on the third floor, near the hotel's conference rooms, caught fire and filled the entire atrium and surrounding areas with smoke... |
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| Cigarette May Be Cause of Fire At Huge Orlando Hotel...put out a cigarette in a balcony planter filled with fake plants. They caught fire, dropping burning debris onto balconies below, igniting their planters...> |
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| Fire At Woodfield Mall Caused By Burning Christmas Decorations...Hanging ornaments had some electrical issues...debris then fell to the floor, setting some floor level Christmas trees afire... |
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| Fire Sends Three People To Hospital...a decorative artificial tree in the apartment caught fire. The fire spread to a sofa. A hanging wicker basket also was burned... |
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| Fatal Fire is 4th in 6 Months at Store in Long Island Mall...the fire started after someone threw a cigarette into a display of plastic and silk flowers and wicker furniture....and then raced through the store as it was fueled by flammable merchandise... |
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| Dog Dies After Saving Owner From Fire..."And he jumped onto a table that had a candle on it and tipped it over and lighted the artificial plants on fire"... |
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| Family Escape Fire Number Two...The fire began in or near a fake plant in a plastic pot on the deck. Drew's bedroom curtain had blown out the window and attracted the flames... |
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See also What Is IFR™:
General Overview
IFR™ Foliage vs. Topically Treated Fire Retardant Foliage
Do I Need Fire Retardant Foliage?
Field Flame Test
Fire Retardant Foliage Specification Guide
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