. Automotive industries . rism contributed $21,596,965 to thedamage, and miscellaneous unknown causes completed thetotal. By far the greatest proportion of this immense fire lossoccurs in industrial and manufacturing property and itwould seem that the prevention of fire destruction is notprogressing in the same way that other life and propertyprotective measures are doing. If fire hazards were at-tacked with the same enthusiasm and in the same sys-tematic manner which is now being observed in accidentprevention, sanitation, welfare and housing problems, amore favorable report from year to year
. Automotive industries . rism contributed $21,596,965 to thedamage, and miscellaneous unknown causes completed thetotal. By far the greatest proportion of this immense fire lossoccurs in industrial and manufacturing property and itwould seem that the prevention of fire destruction is notprogressing in the same way that other life and propertyprotective measures are doing. If fire hazards were at-tacked with the same enthusiasm and in the same sys-tematic manner which is now being observed in accidentprevention, sanitation, welfare and housing problems, amore favorable report from year to year would appearinstead of a steadily upward trend in fire losses. In1918, moreover, there were 15,000 lives lost in flames inthis country. The illustrations used herein of fire hazards are notexceptional and they doubtless could be duplicated inhundreds of instances. The automobile industry has definite fire manufacturing establishment has its own peculiarfire hazard. The lumber business, the paint and varnish. .1 commonly overlooked fire hazard. Accumulation of rubbish which may easily contain nucleus for a serious fire. In this case it is also a tripping hazard to employees using the stairway industry, enameling plants and garages, for instance, allhave what might be termed a distinct fire hazard. Andthe automobile industry in its highly organized state,has in some form, all these fire dangers with which tocontend. This makes it advisable, if not imperative, thatinsofar as possible fire resistive buildings be used andthat effective equipment be kept in readiness to fight thefires which are apt to break out where paints, varnish,gasoline and other volatile liquids are handled. Under these conditions, too, a fine bit of discrimina-tion must be exercised when the flames are it be an enameling vat or an oil tank that has caughtfire, for example, it should not be attacked with a line ofhose from a water hydrant. There is also an elementof danger in traini
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