15 reactions | Learn about NIST's National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL), which allows researchers to study how entire office buildings, hospitals and bridges react to fire under controlled laboratory conditions. The nearly 2,000 square meter (21,400 square feet) facility provides a way to greatly strengthen the scientific basis for improved fire protection standards and innovations in building materials and design. | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Facebook

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🚨 WILDFIRE EMERGENCY IN CHILE THIS IS HAPPENING NOW 🔥🇨🇱 Fast-moving, wind-driven wildfires are burning out of control near Penco and Lirquén in central Chile, forcing mass evacuations as multiple fire fronts surge toward homes and highways. Entire hillsides are ablaze. Thick smoke is choking the air. Night skies are glowing orange. A State of Catastrophe has been declared as tens of thousands flee to safety while firefighters battle extreme conditions on the ground. 📍 Penco & Lirquén, Chile