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fire curtain

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asbestos curtain, fire curtain, safety curtain
A curtain which closes the stage of a theater from the auditorium automatically in case of fire, preventing the spread of flame and smoke; usually fabricated of woven asbestos and steel wire, it may be nonrigid, semirigid, or rigid.


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The group first stepped out with the production in May but, after a fault was found in the fire curtain during routine maintenance checks, the theatre had to close and the company's run was cancelled after just one performance.
Anyone that worked with cement pipes, wallboard, insulation, brake shoes, elevator brake shoes, fireproofing materials, fire curtains, adhesive compounds and many other products used in the construction industry, may have been exposed to asbestos.
Even before the action began, the excited audience was spellbound by a menacing dragon perched over the stage and a fire curtain illustrated with a map of Oz and a sparkling Emerald City at its centre.
 
 
 
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