- Fire officials in Warrnambool, Australia, continue to
investigate a Sept. 15 incident in which the carpet of a downtown business
burned in several spots, following loud crackling noises, as Frank Clewer,
58, walked on it wearing woolen and nylon clothes.
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- Fire official Henry Barton said the garments tested to
over 30,000 volts of static electricity, and a lecturer in electrical engineering
at Sydney University said that, given the weather and indoor temperature,
such a buildup was possible, especially if the carpet had been cleaned
with flammable substances. Pieces of the carpet, with coin-sized scorches,
were sent to the university for further examination.
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- [The Standard (Warrnambool), 9-20-05; Reuters, 9-16-05]
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