Fire Hazard in Buildings
Fire Hazard leads to loss of lives and properties and many more. Not only hundreds; Thousands of people in the world dies due to fire hazard. It also damages the structure and fails concrete too. Some of its effects of fire on concrete are shown below:
Subjecting of concrete to high temperature causes the spalling of concrete. Effects of temperature are:
100 deg. C = No effect or negligible
200 – 250 deg.C = 25% Loss in efficiency
500 – 600 deg. C = Completely loss of efficiency
Causes of Fire Hazard in Buildings
Some causes of fire hazard in buildings are:
1. Combustion of combustible material
2. Due to underground electric table
3. Building fire from bone fire
4. Electric short circuit
5. Due to electric appliances like heating of air condensing
6. Storage of combustible chemical and flammable liquid
7. Due to lightning
8. Due to smoking
Effects of Fire Hazard in Buildings
Some of the effects of fire hazard in buildings are:
1. Production and release of toxic gases
2. Destruction of water supply and electric supply system
3. Combustion and damage of timber structure and flammable material in a building like furniture, roof, paper, clothes etc.
4. Injury to humans and animals
5. Loss of important properties, documents, foods or lives
6. Environmental pollution and an increase in global temperature
Remedial Measures of Fire Hazard in Buildings
Some remedial measures of fire hazard in buildings are:
1. Collecting waste paper in a tight-fitting metal container
2. Store important paper in fire resistance safe cage
3. Do not store electric appliances near to the electric circuit
4. Do not store flammable liquid for a chemical if unavoidable store in a safe cage only
5. Install fire safety measures on a building to reduce fire risk
6. Treat the combustible material with a fire retardant chemical to reduce the chance of ignition
7. Prevent smoky area
8. Install a proper fire alarm system
9. Public awareness
In this way, there may be many more causes, effects and remedial measures of fire hazard.
