Wikipedia entry:
"Polystyrene is classified according to DIN4102 as a "B3" product, meaning highly flammable or "easily ignited". … Foamed plastic materials have been accidentally ignited and caused huge fires and losses. Examples include the Düsseldorf International Airport, the Channel tunnel, where it was inside a railcar and caught on fire, and the Browns Ferry nuclear plant, where fire reached through a fire retardant, reached the foamed plastic underneath, inside a firestop that did not consider bounding.
"… Düsseldorf International Airport 1996 April 11: fire breaks out on the roof of the terminal A, probably caused by welding work. 17 people die, mostly due to smoke inhalation, with many more hospitalized. Damage to the airport is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions. At the time, the fire is the biggest public disaster in the history of Northrhine-Westpahlia. ….
"The Channel Tunnel fire of 18 November 1996 occurred on a train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers through the Channel Tunnel from France to Great Britain.
…. No one was killed during the fire, although seven people were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire destroyed a locomotive and ten HGVs, caused major damage to approximately 1 km of tunnel infrastructure and severely tested the abilities of fire brigades from France and the UK."
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