Abstract: A prereduction furnace of a smelting reduction facility comprises a fluidizing prereduction chamber in the upper part of the prereduction furnace wherein iron ores are fed and prereduced, a gas blowing chamber installed in the lower part of the prereduction furnace wherein a reducing gas is fed, a distributor for separating the fluidizing prereduction chamber from the gas blowing chamber, and a discharge pipe for discharging the prereduced ore from the fluidizing prereduction chamber. The distributor includes a body of refractory material, a metal plate installed on the bottom of the body, nozzles passing through the body and the metal plate, metallic pipes inserted in the nozzles, and cooling pipes connected to the metal plate. A metallic box may be installed below the metal plate for providing passages for gas flow. A bottom plate may be installed spacedly below the metal plate, with nozzles passing therethrough. The distributor may comprise a rigid thick plate and a refractory layer thereon.