Citation

Bumbrah GS, Sarin RK, Sharma RM. Arab J. Forensic Sci. Forensic Med. 2019; 1(8): 1099-1100.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences)

DOI

10.26735/16586794.2018.034

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Fire debris analysis is a branch of forensic chemistrywhich deals with the examination and analysis of fire debrissamples in order to detect and identify ignitable liquidresidues in them. In addition to arson, fire debris analysis isusually performed in cases of fires of suspicious origin [1].In addition to this, petrol bombs are used in social or religiousriots, and terrorist activities. In a developing countrylike India, "bride burning" for dowry presents another aspectof such crimes and includes cases of homicidal or suicidalburning which require such examination [2]. Fire debrisanalysis is performed to determine the presence or absenceof ignitable liquids in samples, to identify the chemical compositionof ignitable liquid, the class of ignitable liquid, andto establish an association between ignitable liquid residuesand its source.

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