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Buildings under construction are burning up across the nation. Why?

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NFPA Journal cover September October 2017

September/October 2017 Educational, government, civic, and cultural occupancies

In this issue, NFPA Journal explores the causes behind the recent spate of fires in buildings under construction, and looks at the global problem of combustible exterior wall assemblies, which is largely blamed for London’s tragic Grenfell Tower fire. Plus: the 2016 Fire Loss Report; the 2016 Catastrophic and Multiple-Death Fires Report; the science of flame jetting; electric shock drownings; and more.

FEATURES

Construction Threat

Massive fires in buildings under construction have public safety and fire service officials alarmed. What can be done to prevent these destructive blazes?

After Grenfell

Hundreds of residential towers around the world may have combustible exterior wall assemblies similar to the one blamed in the deadly Grenfell fire in London.

Flame Jetting

A murder case in Michigan led to a greater understanding of the phenomenon of flame jetting and the simple, inexpensive solution that can prevent it.

2016 Catastrophic Multiple Death Fire Report

A total of 160 people were killed in the nation’s 21 most severe loss-of-life fires last year, none worse than the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.

2016 US Fire Loss Report

More than 1.3 million fires were reported in the U.S. last year, resulting in an estimated 3,390 civilian deaths—the highest fatality numbers since 2008.