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Korean Institute of Fire Science and Engineering (한국화재소방학회)
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A Case Study on Fire Investigation for a Wood-Burning Stove in an Idyllic House

전원주택의 벽난로와 관련된 화재사례의 분석

  • 이의평 (전주대학교 소방안전공학과)
  • Received : 2015.08.12
  • Accepted : 2015.10.23
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

A fire broke out in a working wood-burning stove and destroyed an idyllic house about two years after it was built. This study analyzed data provided through the court by the fire station, police station, fire insurance investigation agency, house construction company, and wood-burning stove maker Based on the fire pattern of low-temperature long-term ignition that remained in the studs, the fire was found to be caused by the conduction of heat in the fire box to the studs of the wall next to the wood-burning stove. A fire simulation showed that the low-temperature long-term ignition of the studs next to the wood-burning stove occurred because a hole was not made for ventilation in the chimney.

이 논문에서는 신축 후 약 2년이 경과한 전원주택에서 벽난로 가동 중에 벽난로로 인한 화재가 발생하여 전소된 사례에 대해 법원을 통해 소방서, 경찰서, 화재보험관련 조사기관, 주택을 시공한 건설회사와 벽난로를 시공한 벽난로제조업체로부터 제공받은 자료들을 분석하여 벽난로 옆 벽체의 목재기둥에 남아 있는 저온장기발화의 화재패턴을 근거로 벽난로 옆 벽체의 목재기둥에 벽난로 화실(火室)의 열이 전도되어 화재가 발생하였음을 입증하였다. 그리고 벽난로 옆의 목재기둥이 저온장기발화를 한 이유는 굴뚝에 환기를 위한 공기창을 설치하지 않았기 때문임을 화재시뮬레이션을 통해 입증하였다.

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