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Old 1st March 2000 | 00:19
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Sierra
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I remember seeing a program on this a while ago & was horrified to learn that the nylon tights that are compulsory for many CC are very dangerous since they just melt against the skin causing horrific burns. As far as I can remember they said that natural fabrics were better than manmade fabrics and the closer the weave the better. The more of the skin covered the better i.e. trousers are better than skirts and flat laced up shoes better than slips-ons with a high heel since they don't come off as easily & are easier to walk in in an emergency. I would imagine that certain products such as hair spray could be highly inflammabe too.

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