Question

During fire, the human body can withstand temperature upto __________

(a) 150°C

(b) 120°C

(c) 200°C

(d) 80°C

The question was posed to me in exam.

Enquiry is from Fire Resisting Materials topic in portion Fire Protection in Building, Carpentry and Joinery of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) 120°C

The explanation is: If escape from a tall building is not affected within 10 minutes or 15 minutes of the outbreak of fire, the temperatures as high as 800°C and dense poisonous smoke can fatally trap the people within the building. It is estimated that nearly 15000 people are killed by fire every year in our country.