Garage Door On Fire
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Garage door on fire. Version a is they should open out into the garage with the panic doors on the inside and version b says they should open into the building with the panice bars on the garage side. The basement to garage doors are proper fire doors but there is an issue here as to which way they should open. On the other hand when the owner has fire rated doors installed on their homes these doors have fiberglass and steel materials instead. The wiring for a garage door opener is the likely culprit of a wednesday night fire in mitchell.
According to mitchell fire marshal shannon sandoval the wiring from the garage door opener motor. Therefore it is very easy for a fire to burn through these doors and consume them within minutes. To meet fire separation requirements the door must be one of three types of doors. A solid wood door not less than 1 3 8 inches thick a solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 1 3 8 inches thick or a 20 minute fire rated door with a self closing device.