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RV Refrigerator Fire This AFTERNOON

Yahoo Message Number: 105220
Country-Coach-Owners readers -- PLEASE READ.

Two fire trucks and two ambulances responded to a RV Refrigerator fire two hours ago (3/21/2016) at the beautiful 1213 site Outdoor Resort Palm Springs located in Cathedral City CA. Fortunately the owners are safe.

Because the exhaust vent was through the roof and not the side wall, I believe the owners were fortunate. Eight foot flames shot upward through the roof vent, and did not ignite the fiberglass on the side of the RV. Needless to say there was fire, water and smoke damage in the RV. The flames had to be HOT!

"The ammonia and hydrogen which are contained within this sealed system of the cooling unit are flammable under certain conditions. Hydrogen has an auto ignition temperature around 1040° F (560° C) with flammability limits in air of 7-75 percent. Ammonia has an auto ignition temperature around 1204° F (651° C) with flammability limits of 15-28 percent. Of note, ammonia starts to dissociate into hydrogen at temperatures above 600° F (316° C). If either the hydrogen or ammonia contained within the sealed system is released within a flammable range in the presence of a competent ignition source, a fire event can occur."

For more excellent reading, see:

http://www.aegiforensics.com/library/pdfs/invest-absorpt-refrig-fires-part1.pdf

Herb

CCO Group Moderator

Re: RV Refrigerator Fire This AFTERNOON

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Yahoo Message Number: 105223
On Sunday morning on I-75 heading back to Fl. from Perry Ga. FMCA rally a Winabago Northbound on I-75

was fully engaged in fire. The whole back half of the Winnie was gone. Fire trucks were still fighting the fire. Don't know what caused the fire but lives were drastically changed. Still feeling sick in the stomach at the sight. Barrie Boas 94 Concept 5111