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Huge fire rages in China office building (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Nearly 300 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze in the northern port city of Tianjin.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (10 children)

I don’t understand how it could get to that point. I don’t know what code these were built to but a high rise office building in my country would have to be non combustible construction and depending on the year it was built have sprinklers. Office buildings are typically low hazard occupancies with limited fuel loads.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It seems similar to the last time an office building caught fire like this in China. The building was fairly fire resistant except for the facade which was made of materials that burn up really fast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Combustible aluminum cladding with a flammable insulation layer.

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