Ten different concretes with polypropylene and/or steel fibres are exposed to ISO 834 fire. Plain concrete (fc = 70 MPa) did not show spalling contrary to steel fibres (60 kg/m3) concretes. Polypropylene fibres prevent any macroscopic damage of steel fibre concretes during ISO fire. SEM observation and MIP analysis show that steel fibres reduce the crack opening during heating. At 900 °C steel fibres have more favorable effect on the residual mechanical performances.