Don’t do this when wearing a down jacket, it will really explode!

Recently, temperatures have reached record lows in many places across the country, and many people have wrapped themselves in down jackets. But many people will ignore that down jackets are prone to deflagration once they encounter open flames. Wearing down jackets to cook or warm up over a fire can easily cause explosions.

Recently, the National Emergency Broadcasting and Beijing Xicheng District Fire and Rescue Bureau conducted a simulation test to measure the danger of down jackets encountering open flames.

During the test, firefighters put the down jacket close to an open flame, and the down jacket instantly burst into flames. The fire continued to expand and spread. In just a few minutes, the entire down jacket was burned.

Li Yujiang from the Xicheng District Fire and Rescue Bureau in Beijing explained that fluffy down and chemical fiber fabrics have low ignition points. If a spark splashes on the stove, it will explode in a few seconds. The melted fabric will stick to the skin and easily cause burns.

What should you do if your down jacket catches fire?

Don't run. When running, the clothes on fire get enough air, and the fire burns rapidly due to the wind, which can easily aggravate the burns of the human body. In addition, do not shout in a panic to prevent high-temperature gas from entering the respiratory tract and causing inhalation burns.

Take off your clothes. Quickly take off your clothes and put out the fire by stepping on it or using a fire extinguisher or water.

Rolling on the spot. If you don't have time to take off your clothes, you can roll on the spot to isolate your body from contact with the air and put out the fire. Be careful not to move too fast when rolling, otherwise it will easily affect the extinguishing effect.

In addition to the risk of open flames, you should also be alert to potential safety hazards when wearing these down jackets. Be alert to the safety hazards of down jackets. Static electricity generated by friction can cause danger. The weather in autumn and winter is dry, and friction between down jackets and other objects will generate static electricity. If there is a gas leak at this time, it may easily cause an explosion. Therefore, when wearing a down jacket to the kitchen, gas station and other places, you should be careful about static electricity interference.

Down jackets will explode if machine washed. Generally speaking, in order to enhance the thermal insulation effect of down jackets, a waterproof coating is often added to the inner layer, which will make the breathability of the clothes worse. After being soaked in water, the originally filled down material will clump together, causing voids inside. When spin-drying at high speed, the water-saturated down continues to expand, squeezing the air inside the down jacket, and the waterproof coating blocks the gas discharge, which may cause the down jacket to expand continuously, or even fill the inner tube of the washing machine, causing an explosion.

The national emergency broadcast reminds you to stay away from open flames when wearing down jackets. If your body catches fire, you should take off your down jacket immediately to put out the fire. When there is no time to remove it, you can roll on the spot and suppress the fire head.