CHAPTER 2: FIRE SPREAD
Chapter 2: Fire spread 2.1 Introduction The chapter discusses aspects of fire spread so as to understand spread of fire, fire transfer, and how fire moves or escapes. Most fires spread quickly in buildings because of the presence of combustible materials like furniture, and flammable gases. Controlling of fire spread is easy in the first stage also referred to as the insipient fire. Nevertheless, fire can move swiftly and even reach higher speed limits in the presence of assistant factors found in gaps or penetration inside a building. Internally, spread of fire is common in obscured spaces, ...
