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Kentex is a small manufacturer of flip flops and other rubber shoes located in Valenzuela City, within Metro Manila, Philippines. [2] [3] It is one of many similar businesses serving the local market in a poor area of town. [3] On May 13, 2015, a fire broke out when welding sparks ignited chemicals stored near the entrance of the Kentex factory ...
The fire trucks of the government, the now-Bureau of Fire Protection, were ill-equipped to fight the fire because they had to travel 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to Jaro, Iloilo City to fill their water tanks. The fire lasted approximately 12 hours and ₱50 million (1966 value) worth of property went up in smoke. [1] [2]
Bureau of Fire Protection National headquarters along Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (formerly Agham Road) in Quezon City. The BFP was formed from the units of the Integrated National Police's Office of Fire Protection Service on January 29, 1991 through Republic Act No. 6975, which created the present Interior Department and placed the provision of fire services under its control.
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [ 1 ] [ a ] At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced.
Chemical foam is a stable solution of small bubbles containing carbon dioxide with lower density than oil or water, and exhibits persistence for covering flat surfaces. Because it is lighter than the burning liquid, it flows freely over the liquid surface and extinguishes the fire by a smothering (removal/prevention of oxygen) action.
Nearly 150,000 pounds of hydrotreated heavy naphthenic petroleum distillate, around 20,000 pounds of hydrochloric acid and over a dozen other chemicals were disclosed by Nox-Crete as being present ...
Dry chemical powder is used on all classes of fires. Dry chemical powder puts out the fire by coating the burning material with a thin layer of dust, thereby separating the fuel from the oxygen in the air. The powder also works to interrupt the chemical reaction of fire, so these extinguishers are extremely effective at putting out the fire.
A huge fire raged at a post office in Manila on Sunday (21 May), destroying the historic building. Footage shows thick smoke pouring from the Manila Central Post Office, which dates back to the 1920s.