A　number　of　disastrous　incidents　have　indicated　that　extreme　fires　can　act　as　a　trigger　event　to　initiate　the　progressive　collapse　of　reinforced　concrete　(RC)　structures.　Hence,　research　on　progressive　collapse　risks　of　RC　structures　under　extreme　fires　is　most　important.　However,　limited　studies　have　been　undertaken　in　the　fire-induced　progressive　collapse　of　tall　and　super-tall　RC　buildings.　Hence,　a　high-performance　finite　element　model　was　developed　for　this　study　to　simulate　the　mechanical　behavior　of　RC　members　in　fire-induced　progressive　collapse.　Fiber　beam　and　multi-layer　shell　elements　were　used,　in　conjunction　with　appropriate　material　constitutive　laws　and　elemental　failure　criteria　under　high　temperature　conditions.　Extreme　fire　scenarios　were　also　considered,　based　on　the　actual　fire-induced　progressive　collapse　events　of　the　WTC　towers　and　the　Windsor　Tower.　The　simulation　results　indicated　that　a　progressive　collapse　of　a　super-tall　building　was　triggered　by　the　flexural　failure　of　the　peripheral　columns,　approximately　7　h　after　being　exposed　to　fire.　The　bending　deformations　of　the　peripheral　columns　increased　significantly,　due　to　the　outward　thermal　expansion　of　the　upper　floors　and　the　inward　contraction　of　the　lower　floors,　a　result　of　the　fire-induced　damage.　The　results　also　revealed　that,　when　multiple　stories　are　subjected　to　fire,　the　internal　forces　in　the　components　are　redistributed　in　the　horizontal　and　vertical　directions　by　way　of　the　Vierendeel　truss　mechanism,　leading　to　a　maximum　increase　(of　approximately　100%)　of　the　axial　forces　in　the　columns.　The　present　work　identified　the　mechanisms　of　the　fire-induced　progressive　collapse　of　a　typical　RC　super-tall　building,　and　provided　an　effective　analysis　framework　for　further　research　on　the　fire　safety　of　tall　and　super-tall　RC　buildings.