Grandfather, 89, died after skin cream caused his clothes to set on fire
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Grandfather, 89, died after skin cream caused his clothes to set on fire
https://www.aol.com/grandfather-89-died-skin-cream-160204636.html
Posted by Forward-Answer-4407
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There’s warnings on the bottles of emollients about this. And to be fair if you wash your clothes and bed sheets regularly you won’t get a build up. Some problems don’t have solutions that keep everyone completely risk free at all times.
This is not an isolated case:
“Around 50 people in England have been killed over five years when moisturisers on their clothing caught light, fire chiefs estimate”
This is of course a tragic story, but AOL?! How is that still a thing?
This is still very much a thing… Almost like covering your body in petroleum products is bad… I feel very sorry for anyone affected by this. They changed all the labels and stuff about five years ago, I think it used to be worse it was over 100 a year.
>the use of emollients and them becoming absorbed in clothing and bedding (which cannot be removed by washing) and [sic] risk of ignition
Damn. Can’t be washed out?
Lots of clothes are concerningly flammable.
They are also flammable in a confusing way – if a small spark or cigarette lands on them, nothing happens, giving a false sense of security – but if for some reason a larger part catches light (ie. accidentally leaning over a candle), then the whole garment can burn super fast.
This is partly due to fire retardants, which have to protect against cigarettes.