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Pembrokeshire Specialised Housing Sprinkler Activation

Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service responded to fire involving a Specialised Housing scheme resulting in the activation of the premises residential sprinkler system.

Specialised housing contains some of the most vulnerable members of society,  many suffering with physical/cognitive, and mental health issues affecting their ability to react to fire and/or an alarm compromising their ability to escape a fire.

The benefits of installing fire sprinklers for this type of occupancy are clearly demonstrated following the outcome of this incident.

Incident

  • Internal fire involving the communal laundry room.
  • 2 sprinkler heads actuated.
  • Containing/controlling the fire prior to the arrival of the fire service
  • On arrival operational crews identified that the fire had been contained/controlled
  • Fire contained to the compartment of origin
  • Requiring limited offensive firefighting action to fully extinguish the fire.
  • No injuries were reported.
  • Enquires are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire.

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