"October" holiday period, Shaoxing Road, Hexi District, who lives in Song entertain friends and family

gatherings at home , accidentally dropped cigarette butts on the couch , burning cigarette butts and

ashes spilled value of the yuan was put a sand fever big hole , built-in sponge also was burned one .

Reporter survey found that Mr. Song 's experience is not the case , many people have had a similar

experience. Upholstered furniture , fabric decoration supplies throughout every corner of the family ,

once ignited , ranging from aesthetic impact , while in life-threatening. When consumers buy

upholstered furniture , often heavy style, light material, very easy to ignore the " flame " problem.

It is understood that China has introduced hospitals, hotels and other public places furniture and home

decorations flame retardant mandatory standards , but in the sofas, mattresses and other household

upholstered furniture or a blank field . Holiday, the reporter visited the city hippocampus furniture

and other household Meikailong stores found on the market with a flame retardant upholstered furniture

is very rare, furniture dealers of the " flame " concept is poorly understood . A well-known brand sofa

sales staff , said: "couch outer layer of textile fabric , which is a sponge, certainly not fire .

Leather sofa but can not burn a burn a large, very fast ." In the Hexi Area with high-end home

improvement stores, the reporter found claims to have only a small amount of flame retardant in the

sale of imported mattresses , these mattresses are expensive, generally more than 7,000 yuan . Sales

staff said such imported fire-retardant mattress fabric, but the reporter carefully inspected and found

the mattress fabric mainly polypropylene and polyester fibers , high density foam filler , with little

difference between ordinary mattress , but businesses also unable to produce any flame retardant

standards-related inspection report. In addition, consumer awareness of fire for upholstered furniture

is generally not high , at the time of purchase only focus on price , comfort , etc., and do not care

whether the flame retardant properties.

Data shows that in recent years, home fire deaths in our case, the total number of fires furniture

fires accounted for 2/ 3 . Which ignited the upholstered furniture fire deaths accounted for 15% of

accidents ; due Bedding ignited at 12 percent. Additionally, the software used furniture and home

decorations textile fabrics , sponge, polymer plastics and other materials generated by the combustion

of toxic gases may be dangerous. With the gradual improvement of consumer safety awareness and

furniture fire accidents occur frequently, the industry has repeatedly called for more systematic and

rigorous mandatory standard flame retardant furniture as soon as possible .

It is understood that in Europe and America, furniture, fire retardant standard are all areas of the

law , all kinds of sofas, mattresses and other upholstered furniture has a clear fire rating , the

filler must use flame-retardant materials are also mandatory . Experts call , in order to avoid fire

tragedy , has come to our upholstered furniture flammability standards for the development of a

mandatory time , fire-retardant materials inspection and testing standards should also be introduced as

soon as possible . In addition , consumers should gradually establish a home fire safety awareness ,

focusing on furniture, fire performance and safe to use. Only consumers , furniture manufacturers and

the relevant state departments to improve in all three areas of the home , " flame " Performance

understanding and requirements in order to be able to make fire retardant safety furniture faster

households.