##  [Fire Compartmentation Breach](/fire-compartmentation-breach) 

  ##  [Fire Compartmentation Breach](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/fire-compartmentation-breach-0) 

  

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Definition

Compromise, opening, or loss of performance in fire‑resisting elements, joints or penetrations that defeats the designed separation between compartments and permits the uncontrolled spread of flame, heat, hot gases or smoke from one protected compartment to another.