Originally Posted by
rattman
Know a firefighter, they are starting to wear full rebreather suits for even standard car fires. Apparently burning carbon fibre breathed in could cause asbestos /silicosis like disease.
Knowing something of the chemicals released in a car fire, (including hydrofluoric acid, released by certain plastics as they combust) I can't say I blame them for taking care. I've heard of police officers who, having poked around inside burnt out car wrecks, have had the bones in their fingers dissolved away after getting them wet in a puddle of water in the bodywork.