A brick will only explode if it has moisture in it, and that goes for a fire brick as well, if you were to expose a standard masonry brick to extreme heat it will basically just melt, but if there is moisture in it then yes it can spall do to the steam created in side.
When ever using a fire brick that your usure about it is best to heat slowly in case there is any moisture in it.
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