Fire and rescue personnel used a fire retardant to contain the flames after the battery exploded.
The suit is made of fire retardant material capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -90 degrees Farenheit.
It says more fire retardant species like oaks, aspens and alders will be placed on the forest boundaries.
Firefighters have dropped 4, 100 gallons of fire retardant on the blaze, which was fueled by high winds and dry conditions, officials said.
They took off loaded with fire retardant chemicals and water, dumped their loads, raced back for more, and this went on for nine hours.
Used as a fire retardant in buildings, asbestos fibres can cause the fatal lung cancer mesothelioma, and the scarring of the lungs, known as asbestosis.
"When they put fire retardant down on the leading edge of the fire, it's very effective in keeping the fire from advancing, " the lieutenant colonel said.
Remember, this is from a mattress, which the CPSC estimated as being 18, 200 centimeters squared of material covered in fire retardant for an adult, and 7, 900 centimeters squared of material for children.
The Petroleum Association of Wyoming says that 2-BE isn't an oil and gas chemical but is a common fire retardant used in association with plastics and plastic components used in drinking wells.
Mr. GARY MILLER (Owner, Miller Dry Goods): You know, we carry a lot of work boots, you know, that have to be waterproof and frocks that are fire retardant, like all of this stuff, all of these Carhartt products right there.
And the final version will be made from some, as yet unspecified, fire-retardant material.
There was one difference between the two documents: a stipulation in the plant manager's version saying Casas would have to buy the special fire-retardant uniforms for his 85 workers if he ever decided to quit Cintas.
Curtains need to be covered in flame retardant to prevent fire spread, for example, and certain other materials have chemicals added to them in order to make them more flexible, more rigid, or more rugged.
Planes dropping water and retardant, along with six helicopters, were trying to create a perimeter and contain the fire.
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