Burning Barrel

The burning barrel is a game environment object in Deus Ex. Internally, the burning barrel is of the object class BarrelFire, separate from the class used for other types of barrels.

Characteristics
The burning barrel has a fire that emits light to its surroundings. If the player is adjacent to a burning barrel, the player will receive 5 base damage per second (of the "burned" damage type). Non-player characters are not affected by this burning effect. The burning barrel is invincible and cannot be destroyed.

The burning barrel has a mass of 260, one of the highest of any movable object in the game. It is possible to push (but not lift) the burning barrel using tech 4 Microfibral Muscle.

Trivia

 * Burning barrels do not hurt the player in Deus Ex: The Conspiracy.