Sprinkler Save : Dwelling, Corb

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On Friday 27th May 2016 a fire involving a wok occurred in the kitchen of a house in Corby, Northamptonshire. This was at a sprinklered development of a number of homes set back from the main road. The report says that ‘last Friday night our customer was cooking with a wok, things got out of hand and the… Read more »

Sprinkler Save : Hospital, Glasgow

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n the early hours of Wednesday 4th May 2016 a disturbed patient set fire to bedding then activated the sprinkler head in their single room within a ward area of a large 15 storey, 200m x 200m hospital in Glasgow. The sprinkler extinguished the fire at an early stage with only the bed, bedding, ceiling… Read more »

Effectiveness of Domestic Sprinklers In Kitchen Fires

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BAFSA has received several enquiries in recent weeks regarding the efficacy of BS 9251 sprinkler systems against fires involving deep fat frying.  Questioners appear to be confused by publicity urging householders ‘not to throw cups of water on to chip pan fires’. It’s long been known that sprinklers are highly effective against cooking oil and… Read more »

Fire in Channel Tunnel: 17 January 3025

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A report published by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch makes it clear that press reports regarding the actuation of the tunnel’s AFSS were inaccurate. The only firefighting activity was by the French fire team and the report suggests that it took more than three hours to bring the fire under control. The fire completely consumed… Read more »

Collated Sprinkler System Saves 2014

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BAFSA works with other Sprinkler Coordination Group Members including the National Fire Sprinkler Network, CFOA, the insurers and the sprinkler industry to ensure that fires involving sprinkler acivations are recorded and analysed. Steve Mills has collated the information received during 2014 and put it into the attached pdf/ spreadsheet format. We hope this will be… Read more »

Sprinkler Save: Food Factory, Humberside: 16 Feb 2015

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Humberside FRS reports that on Monday 16th February 2015 a fire occurred in a compressor room at a North Lincolnshire food processing factory. The fire started in a compressor motor in the 15m x 10m room at the plant. The sprinklers in the room activated to extinguish the fire which was recorded as being ‘out… Read more »