Mattress Fire Safety Test
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Violet Township Fire Department, based in Ohio, took three kinds of mattresses out for testing — one made in 2002, another made after the revised July 2007 mattress standard implementation; and still another with a product called Fire Defender mixed into the material. The result?
The fire did not appear to penetrate the new mattress at about 7 minutes into the fire. The one with the protective cover also contained the flames. At about nine minutes, flames leaping from the old mattress were almost out of control
This test, aired on television, helps to promote awareness and consciousness. Consumers today must definitely check labels and make sure of the date the mattress was manufactured is on it. Fire safety is of utmost important and government regulations have been set up to reduce accidents caused by mattress fire to about 78%.
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