The Ontario Building Code | Fuel-Fired Appliances

3.9.3.7. Fuel-Fired Appliances

(1) Where there is only one egress door from a portable classroom, a fuel-fired appliance shall be separated from the remainder of the classroom by a fire separationwith a fire-resistance rating of not less than 45 min.

(2) Except as provided in Sentences (3) and (4), if a portable classroom contains a fuel-fired appliance, the appliance shall be separated from the remainder of the classroom by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than,

(a) 1.5 h where the horizontal distance between portable classrooms is 1.5 m or less, and

(b) 45 min where the horizontal distance between portable classrooms is more than 1.5 m.

(3) If the horizontal distance between portable classrooms is 6 m or more, a fuel-fired appliance need not be separated from the remainder of the classroom by a fire separationprovided,

(a) there is not more than one appliance per portable classroom, and

(b) the applianceis located not less than 4.5 m from an egress doorway ="http://thehandyforce.com/doors/" title ="Toronto Door installer">doorway or an exit from the portable classroom.

(4) Fuel-fired appliances with sealed combustion located in a portable classroom are not required to be separated from the remainder of the classroom,

(a) if there are not more than four portable classrooms in a group, and

(b) if the applianceis located not less than 4.5 m from an egress doorway ="http://thehandyforce.com/doors/" title ="Toronto Door installer">doorway or an exit from the portable classroom.