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Sheetrock is a brand name for a brand of gypsum board, and by it's nature, it fire resistant (it is made of ground up gypsum rock, mixed with water, extruded in a ribbon). Check with a building supply dealer for fire code rated drywall- it will be the correct thickness.

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