recent serious ship fires with their disastrous results, which Occurred on modern liners and which have destroyed some and the latest of vessels, point to the necessity of injuse with a view to eliminating, recurrences or hazard.
In the scope of this article I will try and and the methods adopted to overcome outbreaks During the past few years fires have not some of the finest jiners, but have com-addition to fall to the ravages the Orazio, which had coupled one hundred. of technicians; who should include fire officers, marine architects, marine engiffeers, jetc.) in án attempt to' ascertain' the' feal cause, to devise means prevent a repetition and to eliminate further carpets, and articles in the modern state rooms and cabins. All these TS. constitute a potent fire hazard. Then there is the question of the electri installation, the overloading of which must be watched very closely. The overloading of a system with wires in a bad condition through lack of maintenance might} be one cause of fire.
As an example we will suppose that a fire has broken out in one of the cabins, which has a modern system of ventilation, the air being carried out by open. channels, trunkways, and louvres, Here a first class circulation of fresh air is provided at once to, feed the fire. The heat and, perhaps, the flames, can also travel through these sections very quickly. Heat is generated in the cabin and this results in the sides, pene floor and ceiling becoming red hot. The Fire has then probably advanced to the cabins on each side ahd to the upper and lower decks. It will then be readily understood that through one cabin being involved, outbreaks may occur simultaneously in other sections. Fires under this category would prove rather difficult at first to reach as the staff or crew would have to approach the fire from the alleyways or corridors where the Cabins are situated and which would naturally be filled with dense volumes Passenger laid out in a horizontal direction, is directed into adjoining alleyways or pássagės. of the These sections ship act as air shafts or air producers which, in turn, do much to feed the flames with fresh oxygen. Stairways, reception rooms and lounges generally connect at some point with these passages and they, in turn, create further difficulties in dealing effectively with the fire as they are very quickly filled with dense volumes of smoke and heat.
Some Methods One might ask the question, with a ship burning on the ocean with an inexhaustible supply of water around, it, how could an o of fire reach such dangerous proporaul eet Ba 3 5
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