The smouldering combustion of cellulose insulation treated with boric acid-borax-alum as combustion retardants are examined by Candle type combustibility tester. This sequence was examined quantitatively for longitudinal cylinder bed of cellulose insulation. Two configuration are possible, downward and upward smoulder spread ; both were investigated exprimentally. The smoulder spread velocity of cellulose insulation was 2.5cm/s -5.0cm/s in smoulder region. As results of critical oxygen content measurement, the effectiveness of alum as third combustion retardant are acceptable for flaming retardant effect. The phenomena of combustion transition are governed by quantity of commbustible gas generation In heating zone of cellulose insulation. The critial oxygen content are decreased with the increase of gas flow rate.