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5. Fire resistance of structures
The tower's main structural elements and intersecting floors are :
fire-resistant to 2 h or R 120 for the structure ;
2 h fire-stop or REI 120 for intersecting floors, in the sense of the tower's fire compartmentation.
No fire resistance is required for the lookout superstructure.
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