In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building’s important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is ...

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A fire that may have smoldered for hours in a $3 million house on Friday morning was contained by fireproofing methods and quickly extinguished.Although a large hole was burned in the floor of the ...