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We had a small fire when the ducting from an air cooled laser melted.
No serious consequences since it activated a smoke detector which led to
the callout of the fire brigade.
It occured during a timelapse experiment running overnight with the
laser power set high.
Underlying cause remains unclear.

J. Adler
NIMR




John Runions wrote:

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> A national Firepersons strike begins in Britain tonight (Wed.).  We
> have been advised to cut out all research that utilises equipment that
> might pose a fire hazard.  Of course, we have lots of users who want
> to run the lasers after 5:00 PM.  My guess is that there may be a
> significant fire hazard from the lasers.  Can anyone tell me if this
> is true?
>
> Thanks, John.
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