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According to architect [[Richard Gage]], fireproofing is only intended to withstand fire for 2 hours, so any fire lasting longer than that has probably burned through to the structural steel and begun heating it. | According to architect [[Richard Gage]], fireproofing is only intended to withstand fire for 2 hours, so any fire lasting longer than that has probably burned through to the structural steel and begun heating it. | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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Revision as of 19:30, 30 September 2007
Overview
This page is for information about fires in steel-frame high-rise buildings.
No such building has ever been known to collapse due solely to fire.
Notes
According to architect Richard Gage, fireproofing is only intended to withstand fire for 2 hours, so any fire lasting longer than that has probably burned through to the structural steel and begun heating it.
Related Pages
Incidents
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- Caracas, Venezuela, 56 floors: 26 floors burned for 17 hours
- Los Angeles, First Interstate Bank: 5 stories burned for 3.5 hours
- Philadelphia, 91 Meridian Plaza, 38 floors: 8 floors burned for 18 hours
- New York Plaza, 50 stories: burned for 6 hours
All of these buildings are still in use.