Online video edition of Scientific Chicago, WTTW presents a groundbreaking fire research project aimed at improving firefighting tactics and reducing fatalities and injuries.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in 1970 residents had about 17 minutes to evacuate a home safely after a fire was started. Today, that window of opportunity has been reduced to about three minutes, due in part to petroleum-based home products, like furnishings and open floor plans.
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