FIRE DANGER.
Spontaneous Combustion of Linseed Oil. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, October 25. “The fire hi Wingate’s warehouse on October 19 was caused by spontaneous combustion of linseed oil and sawdust,” said Mr W. L. Wilson, superintendent of the Auckland Fire Brigade, at a meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Board. “It is surprising that the danger of mixing linseed oil with a foreign bodv is not more generally known.” After the fire, said the superintendent, he made a thorough inspection of the damaged portion of the building, and found six wooden barrel* full of rubbish in the basement. They contained a mixture of sawdust and linseed oil. He was informed bv an employee that when linseed oil was spilled on the floor sawdust was strewn about to absorb it. It ought to be more widely known that such a mixture could automatically ignite in from two to twentyfour hours, especially if slight pressure was applied. The danger of using linseed oil on cotton waste and other substances needed stressing. It was more than probable that many fires in country stores were caused through such carelessness.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 903, 26 October 1933, Page 13
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