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 18:32:00 Ground floor  First floor  Second floor                                                   Glass panel at first floor had fallen.
               5.45 min                    Cement boards at ground floor still intact.              Max roof temperature at first floor
                                                                                                             is about 280°C
 -5 min  Data acquisition started

                                                                                                     ACP sheets at first floor catch fire.
 0 min  Wooden crib placed outside compartment 1 is ignited  6.5 min  Temperature near steel beam is about 60°C indicating local  Maximum temperature at first floor

 Flames penetrate into the GF compartment          failure of cement board                                   is around 340°C
 2.2 min
 through ventilation opening
                               Flashover occurs during this interval. Max roof temp. is around 816°C.  All ACP sheets & glass panels      Second floor roof level
 Cotton curtains catch fire and max temp recorded is  10.5 min  Major failure of cement boards allowing temp to rise near beam around  have fallen. Maximum temp.  temperature around 54°C
 2.75 min                     120°C. Aluminium framework has melted completely at certain locations
 by TC 22 around 200°C                                                                                     at roof level is 307°C
 Halogen lights are burnt. Smoke obscuration has increased.  Temp. begins to reduce as all fuel within compartment is consumed.
 3.03 min      11.62 min                                                                                  Local failure of cement
 Max. temp by TC 22 is about 310°C  Temp. near steel beam is about 150°C whereas roof temp. is 710°C          board occurs

 Fire start to spread off through curtains increasing  Lights at first and
 3.13 min  second floor are burnt                                                                   Flashover occurs at first floor level.
 temperature around 400°C                                                                             Max roof temp is around 675°C.  Fire has still not propagated to
               16.67 min       Fire dies out due to inadequacy of fuel. Reduced temp. is about 305°C  Major failure of cement board thereby  second floor. Temp.
 3.33 min  Max. roof temp is about 550°C whereas near beam beneath                                                                            is about 56°C
 cement board is around 19°C.                                                                      increasing temp from 220°C to 510°C.

 3.5 min  ACP at ground level has not caught fire.  18.55 min                                                                         Fire propagates to second floor.
                                                                                                                                         Max temp is about 226°C
 Temp at base level increased to 40°C
               21.83 min                          Fire extinguishing begins                             Fire extinguishing begins       Fire extinguishing begins
 Wooden crib placed within compartment catches fire.  Fire penetrating at
 3.67 min  Glass panel has fallen in intact form due to failure of binder.  first floor level through
 Max roof temp near façade is 675°C whereas at base is around 50°C.  leap frog effect

 Three glass panels fall in intact form enhancing ventilation conditions.
 4.95 min  Max temp at roof level is about 740°C (>660°C) leading to melting of  Max temp at first floor
 level is around 190°C
 aluminium cladding framework.                               Table 4: Timeline of events at all floor levels during fire Test 1
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