Facades are a ubiquitous sight in any urban scenario, and urban scenarios are known to be high demographic areas. With a large amount of residential and commercial places sprawling across such a system, fire-incidents remain a significant threat to the cityscape.
When a fire incident occurs inside the building, the fire usually flashes over and spreads to the facade through broken glass windows. Meanwhile, a strong wind can help the fire spread to the facade of a building from the source of the fire. Now, the fate of the damage concerning the fire incident depends on the nature of the facade – whether it is of combustible or of non-combustible nature.
A facade which is made of combustible objects such as non-fire rated materials immediately catches fire and engulfs the whole building. Vast amounts of toxic fumes and smoke also increase the chance of casualty and close off possible evacuation routes. A combustible facade adds fuel to the fire and exposes vast areas and greater numbers of occupants to danger.
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The heat intensity increases and the facade melts away, leaving behind hot molten substances that can cause scalding and severe burns to any occupants who come in contact.
On the contrary, if the facade is made of fire-rated non-combustible materials, then it does not add fuel to the existing fire. Even if the fire reaches the facade and starts eating at it, the non-combustible facade would be capable enough to slow down the spread of fire. This way, the occupants would have enough time to evacuate the building. Even the Fire Brigade would have much more time on their hands to reach the spot and take fire extinguishing steps.
At Aludecor, we take fire safety very seriously, and thus we have started our #BeatTheFire movement to spread awareness about fire safety. We always recommend our Fire-retardant FireWall A2 Aluminium Composite Panels for the beautification of your facades so that you and your loved ones can stay safe. Our FireWall A2 ACPs have fire-retardant properties similar to that of metals. Besides, installing FireWall A2 in medium and high rise buildings in high demographic zones also ensures that there are no molten droplets produced.
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There is also no chance of toxic fumes as the mineral core of the FireWall A2 ACPs burn down to ashes while producing water droplets to bring down the heat of the fire. Whatever happens or no matter how big the fire incident is, Aludecor’s Fire-retardant FireWall A2 ACP sheets make sure that it does not add fuel to the already existing fire.
Join our #BeatTheFire Movement to stay updated about FireWall A2 ACP’s outstanding Fire-retardant characteristics. To fireproof your building, call us at 1800 102 0407 or visit us HERE today!
