fire temperature?

Question

In one of the fires we had my wall clock was a big plastic melted drip, how hot was it in there to do that?

Answer 1

In only 3 1/2 minutes, the heat from a house fire can reach over 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature can reach over 300 degrees in rooms that are not even on fire; this is hot enough to melt plastic and kill the people in those rooms.

Excerpt from this link:

http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/injury/factsheets/house_fires.htm