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Fire, one of the major disasters that commonly occur in urban areas, frequently results in loss of life and property. Therefore, it is very important and urgent to find effective ways to minimize the loss due to Fire Disaster. Casualties can be minimized if we get the right kind of trainings to respond to such disasters. Over the past decade, training in Virtual Reality (VR) for military and disaster preparedness has been increasingly recognized as an important adjunct to traditional modalities of real-life drills. Virtual Reality based solutions provide immersive and interactive experience training that implies improved learning through an increased amount of presence and at a low cost. Hence, in order to minimize the potential harm from the fire hazards, a rational VR based fire training simulator taking some basic account of the various aspects of fire hazards has been developed and is described herein. In this simulator, a content is designed to create a realistic fire environment for the purposes of effective virtual training, which allows the trainees to experience a realistic and yet non-threatening fire scenario. Although this content design is very primitive in nature and not considering all aspects of fire disaster drill, it allows the trainee to learn the use of fire extinguisher and take some basic safety actions in case of fire.