Therefore it is very easy for a fire to burn through these doors and consume them within minutes.
Garage door on fire.
The wiring for a garage door opener is the likely culprit of a wednesday night fire in mitchell.
To meet fire separation requirements the door must be one of three types of doors.
On the other hand when the owner has fire rated doors installed on their homes these doors have fiberglass and steel materials instead.
For instance the traditional garage door is often made of wooden materials.
A solid wood door not less than 1 3 8 inches thick a solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 1 3 8 inches thick or a 20 minute fire rated door with a self closing device.
According to mitchell fire marshal shannon sandoval the wiring from the garage door opener motor.
The service door between an attached garage and a house must be self closing as a protection against fire.
The basement to garage doors are proper fire doors but there is an issue here as to which way they should open.