External and separating walls: cavity barriers against fire - location
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Failure: spread of fire within wall cavities and between wall cavities of adjoining houses
Defects: cavity barriers omitted in design; not designed so that they fully close the cavity; not designed so that they and their fixings will be durable over time and in a fire
Originally published June 1983; minor revisions February 1985.