Compartment
fire
A building or part of a building, comprising one or more rooms, spaces or storeys, that is constructed to prevent the spread of fire to or from another part of the same building or an adjoining building.
- A roof space above the top storey of a compartment is included in that compartment.
- See also ‘Separated part’.
Approved Document B Volumes 1 and 2, Appendix A (page 134, page 145)
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