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Title: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Midland Retty on August 03, 2010, 03:47:36 PM

Dear All

I'd be grateful of any information you may have regarding recent fires on residential park homes sites. In particular I'm interested in the cause of the blaze, whether or not park homes were significantly damaged as a result of teh fire spreading quickly from the primary site of ignition etc.

Please note I have approached CLG who have been able to provide limited statistical date, but not full breakdowns and causes.

Also I do have all the relevant model standards documents, and BRE research reports on park homes, I just need some "real life" scenarios where park homes have been ablaze.

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Ricardo on August 03, 2010, 06:01:55 PM

Hi MR
Take a look at this link http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/07/26/six-hurt-after-blaze-at-scots-chalet-86908-22440851/

I know its not too much but unfortunately at the moment the undernoted web pages appear down they have so much more about this fire on July 26 in Keith Banffshire

www.pressandjournal.co.uk
www.eveningexpress.co.uk

apparently  a gas cylinder is being blamed as the cause of this one.

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Chris Houston on August 03, 2010, 06:51:51 PM

Quote from: Ricardo on August 03, 2010, 06:01:55 PM

apparently  a gas cylinder is being blamed as the cause of this one.

That's the fuel.  You need an ignition source too.

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: BLEVE on August 03, 2010, 06:58:42 PM

Would imagine its not too much different to fixed home fire causes.

electrical, chip pans, portable heaters, candles, smoking and electric dryers, tried to send you something but file too large

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: BLEVE on August 03, 2010, 07:06:51 PM

Retty
You have mail

 ;D

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Midland Retty on August 04, 2010, 10:24:16 AM

Hi Bleve - nothing has come through - did you PM or send an email?

If you sent an email - try PM on the site.

Cheers

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Midland Retty on August 04, 2010, 10:26:22 AM

Quote from: Ricardo on August 03, 2010, 06:01:55 PM

Hi MR
Take a look at this link http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/07/26/six-hurt-after-blaze-at-scots-chalet-86908-22440851

Thanks for your help Ricardo

Anymore fore anymore any other accounts / experiences members could share?

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: FSO on August 04, 2010, 02:18:43 PM

I attended one a little while ago where we believe the cause was hair straightners on the bed. The separation distances were quite small on this small site and it seriously affected the fire damage to surrounding units. The crews did a good job of protecting the other units, but had the intervention not been so quick there would have been significant spread.
The other units were around 3 metres apart.

Do not know if this is any use.

Jim

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Midland Retty on August 04, 2010, 02:37:04 PM

Big help - thanks Jim!

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: BLEVE on August 04, 2010, 02:43:00 PM

Retty sent stats to your tiscali email address.

If you go to http://www.fosterfoster.com/CM/BurnInjuryFlammableProducts/WhyDoMobileHomeFiresKill.asp

and click on the link "mobile home stats 2003" you will down load a FEMA study into causes of mobile fires

Bleve

Title: Re: Fires on Residential Park Sites
Post by: Midland Retty on August 04, 2010, 04:50:09 PM

Thanks for that BLEVE, however I need stats relating to the UK, rather than the US.  :)