An unexpected combustion is not exactly "unexpected" in a business environment, especially in places like a warehouse or a factory.
Though not as prone as a commercial set up, domestic areas are also vulnerable to fire breakout.
Of course, there are different methods to tackle the situation, in case a conflagration occurs.
But always, as in every other situation, it is much much better to prevent than cure.
Or, at least, prevent the flames from spreading from its source point to other places.
Here is where a fire door helps.
Wondering what is a fire door? Fire doors are those that are resistant to flames.
They passively protect a building from fire damage by preventing it from spreading to other areas.
They are mostly used between different compartments in a building, ship, etc.
Their strength to withhold flames is given a special rating which is deciding factor as to whether they can be used or not.
A fire door is made of different materials that are used either alone or in combination: •steel •gypsum •timber •glass sections •vermiculite boards A normal hardware includes: •ball bearing hinges •automatic closing devices •positive latching mechanism It consist of the door panel and the door frame.
Both these parts should be tested and found satisfactory and meeting the guidelines.
It is important that all parts of the fire door set ensure that they have met the requirements to resist fire for which they had to have a listing agencies label.
This fire prof equipment is always a good safety measure that a building should have but at the same time a good architect should also mandatorily have a set of drawings that shows which walls and doors have fire resistance and to what capacity.