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To: algore

A fire burning, even in a regular building can get hot enough to melt a steel beam over a wooden beam. Heard that from several Firefighters.

Does not have to be a certain type of fire.


11 posted on 06/26/2023 7:45:38 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: mabarker1

Rule of thumb. Steel loses 1/2 of its strength at 1000*F.


15 posted on 06/26/2023 8:58:51 PM PDT by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch)
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