[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: Phosphorous on rocks may have caused woman's shorts to catch fire, San Onofre, CA

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Beach Rocks Cause Woman's Shorts to Catch Fire

Authorities say the fire may have been started by rocks collected at  
beach

By Nicole Gonzales and R. Stickney
NBC San Diego (CA)
May 18, 2012

Southern California authorities say phosphorous may have coated beach  
rocks that caused a woman's shorts to catch fire, leaving her with  
severe burns.

A mother and her children visited San Onofre State Beach Saturday,  
and spent the time enjoying the surf and collecting rocks. Seven of  
them.

The children played all afternoon with their beach souvenirs, but  
around 3:30 pm, the rocks caught on fire at their San Clemente home.

Authorities say the rocks burned through the mother's cargo shorts  
and damaged the family's wood flooring.

There was apparently enough smoke to set off the household detectors.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Womans-Pants-Catch-Fire-After- 
Beach-Trip-151923075.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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