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Multi Occupancy Entertainment Centre Sprinkler Activation
20 August 2022 @ 8:16 pm - 9:16 pm
- Fire Rescue Service; West Yorkshire Fire Rescue Service (WYFRS)
- Incident; fire involving, electrical appliance
- When; 20 August 2022
- Time of call; 20:16
- Where, Castleford, Gravity Trampoline Park
- Type of premises; Multi Occupancy Entertainment Centre
- Use of Unit; Trampolining Park
- Automatic fire suppression System; Fire Sprinklers
WYFRS have reported the above-mentioned incident resulting in the activation of the premises commercial sprinkler system
Incident
- 3 x Pump fire with pumping appliances attending from local stations
- Fire within a commercial unit, indoor sporting venue
- Commercial Sprinkler system actuated following a fire involving a electrical appliance which spread to rubber matting
- 200 people evacuated the premises following the activation of the premises fire alarm system
Sprinkler system
- Interfaced with the fire detection and fire alarm system allowing the alarm to be raised
- Water supply, designated suction tank
- Extinguished the fire, with no further firefighting action required from WYFRS on arrival
- 3x Pendent Sprinkler heads actuated
Benefits of the sprinkler system
- Rapidly reduced the rate of production of heat and smoke allowing the fire service crucial time to implement their operational tactical plan
- Fire damage was limited to the area in the vicinity of the seat of the fire
- The fire did not spread from the compartment of origin
- No injuries reported, complex evacuation plan successfully implemented
Business Continuity
- This incident clearly demonstrates the importance of protecting muti-occupancy entertainment centres with a commercial sprinkler system.
- Preventing a minor small fire from accelerating into a major fire with only minor disruption to the unit directly involved with the fire, The business is reported to reopen on the 26 August
- Other commercial units/activity sites were not affected, remain opened as usual following the fire
- Severe damage, loss of earnings and ongoing disruption to the business was avoided
- If sprinklers were not fitted the outcome of the fire could have resulted in the buildings unit being either completely or partially destroyed
Links
- BAFSA, Fire Data reports, provide a detailed analysis of compound data1 on fire incidents in Great Britain where sprinklers systems were reported over the period of 2018/19 to 2020/21.
- West Yorkshire Fire Rescue Service
- Business Sprinkler Alliance; FIRE AT SUFFOLK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IMPACTS BUSINESSES