To limit the probability that a fire in an elevator hoistway or storey will spread to another storey by means of the hoistway, which could lead to harm to persons in the other storey.
To limit the probability that a fire will spread from a storey into an elevator hoistway, which could lead to harm to persons in an elevator car in the hoistway.
To supersede the fire separation requirements for vertical service spaces stated in Sentence 3.6.3.1.(1).