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Thebuildingusewasintensivecare;theconstructiontypewasofwoodloadbearingwall,floor,woodencolumns,andwoodenfeltroof.Theroomwherethefireinitiatedwas6mby15musedastechnician’slabstoreconnectedtothemainhospitalbyacorridor.Anightporterisreportedtohaveseenasmallorangeglowinawindowoftheintensivecareunit.Uponinvestigationthefirewaspresentinsideaplasticbox,containingplastictubes.Smokethickandblackbeganensuingoutthenowopendoorintothecorridoroftheintensivecareunit.Thefirebrigadewascalledandarrivedjust5minuteslater.ThefirefightersequippedwithBAmadetheirwaytothestoreroomandwereinformedbytheporterthatthestoreroomcontainedmetalcylinders.Smokenowtoodensetoseeresultedinoneofthefirefightersunaccountedforandalthoughthefirenow30minutesintodevelopmentandthickblacksmokefillingthespacesbutverylittleheat.OnefirefightercompaniedofburnsonhishandsandwasdistressedfromthesituationandlaterconveyedtothehospitalA&Edepartment.Themissingfiremanwasfoundatthestoreroomfloorunconscious.Thesmallfirelaterextinguished
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Asaprecaution21patientswereevacuatedalongwithstaff.Fireinvestigatorsandforensicspecialistsconcludedthemostlikecauseofthefirewasmaliciouswithoutrealizingthechemicalsstoredintheroomwouldreactunderlittleheatcausingatoxicchemicalcloudmakingitdifficulttobreathandcausingchemicalburnsontheskinformminutesofexposure.Inaddition,hadthefirebeenallowedtodevelopthe12storedcylinderswouldhavebeenarisk,uponinspection4ofthecylindersvalvesfailedresultinginareleaseofoxygenat60PSIFailingsofthefireservice
o Notcarryoutariskassessmentastothecauseofthesmokebeforeenteringthebuilding
o Assumingthefirewasexothermicreactioncausedbyhydrocarboncombustibles
o FailingtoundertakeasecuresearchoftheareahavingoneFFunaccountedfor.
StGeorge,TootingApril27,1987
EventStatistics
SeveralHours
LessonsLearned
Durationoffire
Numberofcasualties
Costtoindustry
References
2firefightersinjured
Disruptiontohospitalservices,emergencyresponsebyfirefightersinattendance
Thefireservicecollage.1987.StGeorgeincident.Investigationtochemicalfire,March28,2014,WeetwoodHallLeeds.
TypeoffireChemicalVaporCloud
ArsonIgnitionSource