incombustible
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The cruel lesson: Invest in incombustible masonry and stone, or pay the fiery piper.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2019
On buildings that are “higher than the firefighters’ ladders,” incombustible material must be used, Arconic advises in a fire-safety pamphlet.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
In other European countries, Arconic’s sales materials explicitly instructed that “as soon as the building is higher than the firefighters’ ladders, it has to be conceived with an incombustible material.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
“As soon as the building is higher than the firefighters’ ladders, it has to be conceived with an incombustible material,” a caption says.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
Unlike wood, however, it contains incombustible matter in variable but large quantity, from 5 to 15% or even more.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
