Task 4

"When a building fire is fully developed, flames may spill out of external openings. It is well

established that Externally Venting Flame may significantly increase the risk of fire spreading

to higher floors or adjacent buildings".

• Select any high-rise building façade fire incident that happened in the time period 2000-

2023 and write about the cause of fire origin, reason for fire spreading to the higher

floors, consequences, etc.

Also, write a commentary on why it is important to understand the thermal and

geometrical characteristics of externally venting flames.

(Approx. word count - 600 words)

[20 marks]