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Default Grenfell Tower - Celotex

On 18/06/2017 22:45, jim wrote:
Michael Chare Wrote in message:
On 18/06/2017 11:35, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/06/17 11:16, Michael Chare wrote:
A nearby wooden bungalow was refurbished and the insulation improved
with Celotex a few years ago. I wonder if the occupants know that was
the stuff on the outside of Grenfell tower that burns at high
temperatures and gives off toxic fumes.

Unlikely, since it wasnt.

In fact you are the only person who seems to know this.


Read page 2 of the Sunday Times.

Polyisocyanurate is fire-resistant but burns at high temperatures
emitting deadly toxins including hydrogen cyanide.


Did they define "high temperatures"?


No, I presume several hundred deg C

The Sunday Times quote a Professor Alan Brookes who might well be:

http://www.alanbrookesconsultants.co.uk/





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