Wooden building fires reach temperatures higher than 600 degrees Celsius

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Experimental studies on wooden and mass timber building fires confirm that compartment temperatures frequently exceed 600 degrees Celsius, often reaching significantly higher temperatures than non-combustible structures due to the added fuel load from the wood.

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The claim is specific, empirical, and testable. Multiple retrieved experimental papers document mass timber and wooden building compartment fires reaching high temperatures well above 600 degrees Celsius (with timber compartments often significantly outperforming non-combustible ones in heat output). Therefore, the balance of evidence clearly supports the claim.

Evidence for · 3

Review of fire experiments in mass timber compartments: Current understanding, limitations, and research gaps

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H. Mitchell, P. Kotsovinos, F. Richter, D. Thomson, D. Barber, G. Rein. Review of fire experiments in mass timber compartments: Current understanding, limitations, and research gaps. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.3121

Paper [0] reviews compartment fire experiments with timber, noting that they frequently reach significantly elevated temperatures compared to non-combustible compartments.

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Impact of Mass Timber Compartment Fires on Façade Fire Exposure

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Thomas Engel, N. Werther. Impact of Mass Timber Compartment Fires on Façade Fire Exposure. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-022-01346-8

Paper [2] evaluates mass timber compartment fires with high fire load density, showing substantial thermal measurements well exceeding standard thresholds.

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Experimental study of compartment fire development and ejected flame thermal behavior for a large-scale light timber frame construction

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Yu-chun Zhang, Xiaolong Yang, Yueyang Luo, Yunji Gao, Haiyan Liu, Tao Li. Experimental study of compartment fire development and ejected flame thermal behavior for a large-scale light timber frame construction. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CSITE.2021.101133

Paper [3] documents full-scale timber frame fire development, observing room temperatures featuring rapid second rises and intense fully burning stages well above 600 degrees Celsius.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8631 Jul 2026

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