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On 20 Sep, 12:15, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
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That just wshows how unenlightened are insurance companies. They work
on
legend rather than research.

I've just heard about a house built of wool which has had to be
demolished
because it's a fire hazard! Wool won't burn, firemen's suits are - or
were -
made from wool. At the weekend I was wearing felted wool gloves to deal
with
my fire - the same ones used by blacksmiths.

There are too many myths around in our 'progressive' age.

Mary


I do not know the particular circumstances of the wool house, but your
statement that wool will not burn is only partially true, raw wool is
highly
flammable and burns with intense heat and was considered a dangerous
cargo.
once washed and fulled or felted then it is indeed fire retardant.

It's not the wool which burns in unwashed fleece but the grease.

Mary

A mute point when you are on fire!

--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cultivars