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trash chute was protected by a drypipe sprinkler system. Both systems
operated as designed.
Firefighters responded to a fire
alarm activation at 2:06 a.m. and
arrived four minutes later to find a
single sprinkler operating in the chute
on the second floor. Smoke from the
smoldering fire had filled the chute,
which was full of trash from the first
to the third floors, and banked down
at the tenth floor, where smoke was at
chest level.
Investigators determined that the
fire began when smoking material
were thrown into the garbage chute.
The building, valued at almost
$45 million, had structural damage
estimated at $5,000. There were no
injuries.
a sprinkler extinguished a fire that
started when oily rags stored in a
55-gallon (208-liter) metal barrel
chemically reacted with the air and
spontaneously ignited.
The single-story, wood-frame building was divided by a firewall into two
separate occupancies, one of which
contained a business that turned
reclaimed restaurant grease into
biofuel. This occupancy included a
warehouse covering an area of 5,000
square feet (465 square meters). The
property was protected by a monitored wet-pipe sprinkler system.
Firefighters were notified of a water
flow alarm at 7:44 p.m. and arrived
five minutes later. They were admitted
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - September/October 2013
NFPA Journal - September/October 2013
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