If the clothes you're wearing catch fire and burn up is that enough to kill you? I mean, if the fire is not

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being sustained by anything else.

Answer 1

Yes, after working in the Royal Perth Hospital (where they took the victims of the Bali Bombing). I have seen many burn victims come in. It is not slways the extent of the burns but where those burns occur. If your clothes caught fire you can suffer inhalational burns. This mean that the smoke nad fumes from the flames is inhaled and because these fumes are extremely hot the inside of youe respiritory system is scorched. This causes the lining of the airways to become swollen and can close the airway completely. This can happen very quickly and makes maintaining a patent airway impossible. Therefore if you are not able to breathe you will be dead inside of a couple of minutes.

Answer 2

that realy depends what the clothes are made of. certain fabrics burn better and differently from other fabrics. Synthetic fibres are likely to melt and boil. natural fabrics usually turn to ash.

cotton easily burns, but burns cleanly.

but nylon instantly catches fire, and is so inflamatory that a big flame will shoot past your clothes, the nylon will also melt and burn into your skin leaving you with hideous burns.

if all of your clothing catches fire, youre almost certainly dead. the heat will cook you. and the fire will consume all oxygen so you wont be able to breathe.

Answer 3

Technically, the material, its combustive value and its burning longevity will all be factors in whether or not you are killed. ie It depends what you're wearing.
And your response to the situation is likely to be a factor, too.
Few people who catch fire tend to just stand there waiting to die.
The usual procedure is to run around panicking and screaming "Help, help, I'm on fire!"
The correct response, of course, is to try and extinguish the flames by rolling on the ground and having someone put something blanketty around you as this will deny the fire oxygen.

Answer 4

Yes there is sufficent heat in burning clothing to cause 3rd degree burns to enough skin to cause death through shock and fluid loss. Burns to the respiratory tract and the lungs require little heat and will cause rapid death if severe and pneumonia if less so, leading to death in a matter of hours.

Answer 5

if clothes catches fire you can die but not if you role on the ground!

Answer 6

It depends on how much of the body is burnt and to what degree.

Answer 7

no you can't die only you got 3rd degree burns