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BEHAVIOUR OF FROZEN MEAT PRODUCTS IN FIRE SITUATIONS.

Author(s) : HUNT J. H.

Summary

THE NEW ZEALAND MEAT INDUSTRY WAS AFFECTED BY SEVERAL LARGE SCALE FIRES. HENCE A DETAILED REPORT OF THESE FIRES AND THE DAMAGES TO FROZEN MEAT. DURING ITS PROCESSING, MEAT PASSES THROUGH SEVERAL STAGES, FROM FRESH TO CHILLED AND FROZEN STATES. THE FIRE HAZARDS BROUGHT BY FROZEN MEAT PROPER AND ITS PACKAGING WERE EVALUATED. FROZEN MEAT DOES NOT FAVOUR THE HORIZONTAL PROPAGATION OF FIRE AND IT CONSTITUTES A LOW FIRE RISK STORAGE MATERIAL. PACKAGING MATERIALS PERMIT FIRE SPREAD TO A LIMITED DEGREE.

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  • Original title: BEHAVIOUR OF FROZEN MEAT PRODUCTS IN FIRE SITUATIONS.
  • Record ID : 1983-2303
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1982
  • Source: Source: Proc. Paris Meet., IIR/C. R. Réun. Paris, IIF
    1982-2; 59-64; 71; 1 ref.; discuss.
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