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What are major causes and consequences of fire? Describe basic fire-fighting system in storage tanks.

Construction Materials, Methods and Techniques (MindTap Course List)

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Author:William P. Spence, Eva Kultermann

Publisher:William P. Spence, Eva Kultermann

Chapter38: Fire-suppression Systems

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