Distortion or warping of steel plating due to expansion from high
temperatures is a far cry from "melting".

1700 degrees was mentioned in one article.

Hopefully, the airflow would be colder than what's required to start a
wildfire. Missing adequate structural expansion joints, the workaround
would be reflective coating and/or increasing thermal inertia with a
few tons of liquids trapped between the deck and a lining. Other
standard solutions include:

1) Jack in the box type helipads with an engine cold start while
ballistic
2) The ****ing match: Squad-Unbuckle-Ready-Aim-Pee!
3) Mk2 tractor towed movable through-deck holes
4) Frogwatch's spit buckets, a couple