This is a basic book for fire officers, security and safety officers and all others concerned with the prevention of fires. It deals with the fundamentals of fire engineering. Precautionary measures, extinction and elimination of risks in industrial establishments have been given special importance. Useful data on fire prevention methods for high-rise buildings, storage of certain industrial raw materials and finished products, basic requirements for some commonly used fire appliances, and fire-fighting equipment have been dealt with carefully.

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