Flame retardants like ones used in wildfires are also used in cladding and electrical appliances. Some are toxic for humans and the environment.

Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks ...

A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at an Āliamanu home over New ...

Fire retardants are used to slow or stop wildfires. Similarly, flame retardants are used in appliances like TVs and building ...

Flame retardants, on the other hand ... many of which are flammable. Tiny reactive particles, called radicals, are responsible for sustaining the fire. Retardants cause the gases to react with ...

“In addition to the thermal injury that comes from the heat and the flame and the fire, we also have an explosive nature to this with particles moving at very high speeds striking patients ...