Fire Science Show
Fire Science Show
Wojciech Wegrzynski
201 - The last fire - a novel set in industrial fire engineering with Joaquim Casal
48 minutes Posted May 14, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Introduction to The Last Fire Novel
Science Fiction in Fire Engineering
Prof. Casal's Background in Industrial Fires
Understanding Different Types of Fires
Pool Fires and Laboratory Testing
Industrial Fire Hazards and Boil-overs
Flash Fires and Fireball Phenomena
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What happens when a lifetime of studying industrial fire hazards meets the creative mind of a novelist? In this conversation with Professor Joaquim Casal, we explore the unique intersection of fire safety engineering and science fiction through his novel "The Last Fire." Professor Casal, a retired academic from Universitat Politécnica Catalunya and founder of their fire research group, has crafted something unique – a novel where the protagonists are fire researchers and the plot revol...