Hrinko, Martin2020-12-012020-12-0120201336-0019http://drepo.uniza.sk/handle/hdluniza/394The article describes and analyses toxic substances produced during the combustion of plastics which affect human health. Accidents and emergencies resulting from the combustion of plastic materials frequently occur in industrial production and technological processes. The authors illustrate this fact using the most recent example - the fire in the manufacturing and logistics premises in Chropyně, the Czech Republic, with an intervention of professional, as well as volunteer firefighters and specialized fire and rescue units.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ToxicityFireSafetyFire ProtectionArticlehttps://doi.org/10.26552/krm.C.2020.2.5-13