Mechanism and Preventive Measures of External Fire Spread in Southwest Chinese Traditional Villages

Rural building fires, especially catastrophic ones that destroy a large number of houses even total village in southern regions of China, are becoming a growing concern from common people to local governments. There is a few literature on research progress of large scale rural building fires in China. In this paper, several typical massively rural building fire cases are described firstly. Mechanism of external fire spread among rural wooden buildings is qualitatively analyzed secondly. Some important preventive measures, such as sandwich panels with inner galvanized sheet, are suggested thirdly. The authors hope this paper may provide valuable information and enlightenment for people who hope to learn about the current situation, research progresses and preventive measures of external fire spread in southwest Chinese traditional villages.