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A mobile home in an isolated location in North Dakota caught fire during the night and one occupant was fatally injured. APTECH was brought in by the insurance company for one of the potential defendants to determine the cause and origin of the fire. The investigation included a review of fire department accident reports and photographs, interviews of knowledgeable parties, and an examination of the accident site. Potential fire causes included non-code gas piping, a malfunctioning appliance, and an improperly discarded cigarette.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Failure analysis, heat transfer & thermodynamics, process plant equipment failures & explosions, fuel science, combustion, industrial fires and explosions.

Richard Schreiber, P.E.		Machinery and mechanical device failure analysis, mechanical testing, combustion and heat transfer, industrial fires and explosions, gas appliances.