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  2. National Weather Service issues warning about fire danger ...

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    The weather statements come a day after multiple agencies responded to an outdoor fire off of Stover Shop Road in the Churchville area, according to Augusta County Fire-Rescue.

  3. Damp (structural) - Wikipedia

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    Humidity occurs in indoor environments due to building related causes. Porous walls, rising damp, and leaks in the building are determinants for structural dampness due to elevated humidity levels. [ 4 ] : 185–187 The construction of the building can also lead to humidity and unwanted moisture in the indoor environment. [ 15 ]

  4. Wisconsin facing elevated fire risk on Monday due to wind ...

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    The National Weather Service said that wind gusts could reach between 30 and 35 miles per hour, humidity will be low and fire fuels like grasses are ripe for burning. Wisconsin facing elevated ...

  5. Backdraft - Wikipedia

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    A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) [1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken. Backdrafts are typically seen as a blast of smoke and ...

  6. Humidity - Wikipedia

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    Specific humidity (or moisture content) is the ratio of the mass of water vapor to the total mass of the air parcel. [17] Specific humidity is approximately equal to the mixing ratio, which is defined as the ratio of the mass of water vapor in an air parcel to the mass of dry air for the same parcel. As temperature decreases, the amount of ...

  7. $4M Connecticut mansion burns down after residents fry turkey ...

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    "The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Weston Fire Marshal, however based on the preliminary investigation it appears the fire began in the garage and was the result of frying a ...

  8. Flashover - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to as smoke explosion or fire gas ignition depending on the severity of the combustion process. A hot rich flashover occurs when the hot smoke with flammable gas ratio above the upper limit of flammability range and temperature higher than the ignition temperature leaves the compartment.

  9. Heat, humidity surging back into the Northeast - AOL

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    The July Fourth holiday weekend was marked by unseasonably cool and damp weather across the Northeast, but changes are in the air. AccuWeather forecasters say that by the middle of the week ...