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Answer 1: For burning pools, a Bureau of Mines study cited in the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook 17th edition, page 3-51 concludes that a fire from a flowing spill will reach an equilibrium area of about 8 square feet per gpm for liquid petroleum burning at the rate of 1 foot per hour. ................
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