The room fire

Watch real room fires through a glass wall and see exactly how the fire develops. Learn from the European Commission about a free market of fire safe products. See how different interior wall and ceiling coverings can cause a fire disaster in a room or a non-developing fire depending on their fire properties. Lets us show you how we test building products and find out which ones that are safe.
Learn about fire physics.

The film is about fires in rooms. It explains the mechanism of fire growth and the effect of fire safety by use of products of different fire properties. The European requirements of testing and classification of building products is explained.

"The Room Fire" is produced by SP in co-operation with the European Commission, Enterprise DG, Construction Unit.

Don't miss the story about the room fire!

The fire in the furniture spreads to the walls.

Flashover!

See a trailer, modem (458 kB) or fast connection (4 197 kB).

The film can be ordered as VHS or DVD at a cost of 85 Euro, please contact Kaisa Kaukoranta.  For more information, please contact Björn Sundström tel +46 10 516 50 86.