Temperature Levels in Charleston Fire (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Temperature Levels in Charleston Fire

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An image from a NIST computer model shows temperature levels during the 2007 Charleston Sofa Super Store fire. Dark blue is ambient temperature; bright red is about 800 degrees C (1500 degrees F).

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