why was geet's father relatively safe from burns
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One evening, Geet was busy cooking dinner and her father was in the garden.
Suddenly, Geet saw her dupatta had caught fire. She shouted loudly and ran out
of the kitchen. Her father saw flames and rushed towards her with a cotton sheet.
He quickly wrapped it around Geet to put off the flames.
He immediately took her to hospital. Doctor said Geet had received burns
because the dupatta, made from polyester, had melted and stuck to her skin. Her
father had received only a few scalds while wrapping Geet with cotton sheet and
putting off the flames. Since he was wearing cotton kurta, pyajama he was saved.
The doctor appreciated her father’s presence of mind in wrapping a sheet that
helped in extinguishing the fire immediately. Fortunately the burns were not very
severe and Geet recovered soon.
Answer the following questions:
i) Why did the dupatta catch fire?
ii) Why did the dupatta get stuck to the body after catching fire?
iii) Why was Geet’s father relatively safe from burns?
iv) What type of fabric should you prefer to wear while working in the kitchen?
v) List three other fabrics which can be worn while working near fire.
vi) People know that synthetic fabrics catch fire easily yet most of them wear
these clothes while working in the kitchen. Convince them in about 30 words
about merits of changing into cotton clothes before working in the kitchen.