07-29-2020, 06:09 PM
https://news.sky.com/story/skin-cream-wa...c-12038673
More than 50 people have died or been seriously injured over the last 10 years after their emollient cream dried on fabric and caught fire, health and fire chiefs have warned.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has partnered with the National Fire Chiefs Council, Fire and Rescue services and health charities to warn people who use the creams to be careful, after they were linked to fire-related deaths.
Emollients are often used by people with eczema and other skin conditions, and are usually applied directly to the skin to help cool and sooth the affected area.
The campaign by the various organisations is aiming to show how some of the products can create a very flammable combination when dried on to fabric - leading to serious injury and death.
Wow, I was expecting this to be a mild inconvenience at most - but, if people have been dying in the resulting fires, then that's really quite serious .
Hopefully, it will be possible to modify the creams - but, in the mean time, I guess people are going to have to be careful that they don't leave it on their fabrics...
More than 50 people have died or been seriously injured over the last 10 years after their emollient cream dried on fabric and caught fire, health and fire chiefs have warned.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has partnered with the National Fire Chiefs Council, Fire and Rescue services and health charities to warn people who use the creams to be careful, after they were linked to fire-related deaths.
Emollients are often used by people with eczema and other skin conditions, and are usually applied directly to the skin to help cool and sooth the affected area.
The campaign by the various organisations is aiming to show how some of the products can create a very flammable combination when dried on to fabric - leading to serious injury and death.
Wow, I was expecting this to be a mild inconvenience at most - but, if people have been dying in the resulting fires, then that's really quite serious .
Hopefully, it will be possible to modify the creams - but, in the mean time, I guess people are going to have to be careful that they don't leave it on their fabrics...
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