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9.9.5.7 — Fuel-Fired Appliances

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(1) Fuel-fired appliances shall not be installed in an exit or corridor serving as an access to exit.

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access to exit

means that part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area.

appliance

means a device to convert fuel into energy and includes all components, controls, wiring and piping required to be part of the device by the applicable standard referred to in this Code.

exit

means that part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare.

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