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Before midnight tonight, ten children and 22 adulw will be burned to death in accidental fires, if this is a typical day in fire damage in the I'nited States.
In addition, fire will damage or destroy olio homes. 14 schools, eight churches, five hospitals and hundreds of stores and factories. according to figures validated by the National Fire Protection Association.
These shocking figures will he stressed throughout the fall and winter by responsible civic organizations and community leaders to create greater public understanding of the tragic losses caused by fire — and to underscore how personally involved is e\ ery citizen.
"Perhaps the most encouraging thing in our fight against fire damages is the great progress made by medicine in the treatment of burns." said W. O. Klson. medical research direitor. Bauer & Black division, Kendall Company.
"In the past 25 years, doctors and scientists made amazing advances in their knowledge of burn treatment, and in perfecting techniques and equipment to speed recovery." Elson said.
"Prior to 1941. burns were treated with ointments and selves, and sadly, with a lack of icalization of the greatest VIMIMI MIMIMt Ml /..VI Ml Ml AAt Ml.
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