ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

The Forensic Examination of a Fire-Damaged Vehicle
Service, AG
Lothian and Borders Police Forensic Science Laboratory,

Lewis, RJ
Lothian and Borders Police Forensic Science Laboratory,

(Received 31 May 2000; accepted 18 September 2000)

Abstract

The Lothian and Borders Police Forensic Science Laboratory was asked to assist in the investigation of a suspected fraudulent insurance claim involving a fire-damaged motor vehicle. This case demonstrates the persistence of fire accelerants when confined, and the reproducible nature of volatiles created from the accelerated burning of a synthetic material.

Keywords:
forensic science, accelerant analysis, pyrolysis, carpet, gas chromatography

Paper ID: JFS15075J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15075J
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