The object of the present invention is to provide a sound absorber such as a hood silencer, attached to the underside of the hood panel of a car to absorb sound from the engine, said sound absorber having excellent fire resistance and sound absorbability. To attain said object, the present invention provides a fire resistant sound absorber 1 made of a porous material 2 into which a phenolic resin is impregnated, said porous material 2 using fibers with a fineness in the range of between 0.02 dtex and 50 dtex, with phenolic resin content in said porous material 2 being adjusted to be in the range of between 50 and 200% by mass per unit weight of said porous material 2.