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The fire started around 2 a.m. after the acoustic insulation in the Kiss nightclub caught fire, said Civil Defense Col.
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The fire started around 2 a.m. after the acoustic insulation in the Kiss nightclub caught fire, said Silva, the regional coordinator of civil defense.
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Most of the victims died after inhaling the toxic smoke produced when ceiling insulation foam caught fire.
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Emergency crews have tackled a fire which started near an insulation factory in Stirling in the early hours.
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Among other improvements introduced or recommended: better insulation of cables and switchboards, and more fire suppression systems.
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"That's the insulation that wraps around neural brain circuits and helps them fire faster when presented with certain stimuli, " he said.
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According to the report, fridges and freezers built in recent years contain more plastic than older models, but the highly flammable insulation is not separated from the parts of the appliance where a fire can start.
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The FAA gave Boeing permission last month to test the revamped system, which includes additional insulation around each of the battery's eight cells to prevent a short circuit or fire in one of the cells from spreading to the others.
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Most of the damage there was also from smoke and heat, suggesting that the fire had started farther down the hallway, and he headed that way, stepping over debris and ducking under insulation and wiring that hung down from the exposed ceiling.
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