Restricting fire spread within buildings

The spread of fire within a building can be restricted by – (a) ensuring the elements of structure and certain other components of the building have a minimum standard of fire resistance; (b) subdividing the building into compartments with fire-resisting construction; (c) subdividing concealed and extensive cavities within the construction; and (d) protecting openings in, and penetrations through, fire-resisting construction. Where a building is divided into separated parts by a compartment wall (or walls), running the full height of the building in a continuous vertical plane, the provisions of this Section may be applied separately to each separated part.