How is fire spread in server rooms and datacenters?

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Published on 2010-07-06T08:44:30Z Indexed on 2010/12/31 18:55 UTC
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Every now and then I read that a severe fire has happened in some datacenter, lots of equipment has been damaged and customers have gone offline. Now I wonder what is there to support and spread fire?

I mean walls in a server room usually have little or no finish. Racks are made of metal. Almost all units have metal cases. Cables have (or at least should have) insulation of materials that don't spread fire.

What is spreading fire in a server room or datacenter?

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