Front Room Fire, The (2001)

Synopsis: Shows what happens when a tea light containing two dead matches, pushed up against a television set, causes a fire in a typical front room. The room was designed with furniture complying to current regulations and contained a significant amount of electrical equipment such as a video, satellite box, videos and CDs, as well as candles which are increasingly evident in rooms. The fire took 18 minutes to reach its peak, compared with three minutes in the original 1989 video, which had polyurethane foam-filled furniture no longer available.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 2001
Notes: An updated version of the original 1989 film that now reflects the many changes in legislation, furniture manufacture, fire-fighting techniques and the contents of the typical front room that have occured in the last 10 years. CD-ROm and DVD versions of the video are planned.
Uses: Fire brigades, fire and safety trainers, schools.
Subjects: Health & safety
Keywords: fire safety training; fires; home safety

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British Universities Film & Video Council