Intermodal shipping container fire safety

"The purpose of this Study is to help to understand the fire hazards related to using shipping containers as temporary or permanent buildings and help prevent injuries to the public and the fire service. The study intends to raise awareness of the hazards and describes recommended practices and actions, including increased regulation of the use of shipping containers as buildings and the materials stored in them, modifications to make shipping containers safer, and procedures for the fire service in managing shipping container building fires. To prepare this study, research was conducted into shipping container fires and regulations governing the use of shipping containers in Canada and abroad"--