Fireproofing can mean life or death. Adequate fire protection has garnered much more attention following the collapse of the World Trade Center.
On 9/11, the towers’ steel was exposed to temperatures of more than 2,000°F/ 1,905°C, but a compounding problem was that all of the fireproofing fell off on impact, robbing the steel of its protective coating. The building collapsed because it could no longer support the tens of thousands of tons of structure.
