Summary Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) reported a fire within a fulfilment warehouse about the size of 14 football pitches (93,000 square metres) involving a multi-tiered mezzanine structure. The fire was able to develop through openings in the structure, leading to a limited number...
Summary London Fire Brigade (LFB) reported a sub-surface fire involving an electrical motor in a London Underground escalator plant room. After conducting a dynamic risk assessment, the incident commander determined that the escalator water suppression system (EWSS) had been activated within one of the station...
Head of Prevent, Protect and Partnerships, Ian Read, said: “At Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, we champion the use of automatic sprinklers. As shown in the incident at a warehouse on 1 August , the fire was contained and extinguished by the installed water suppression...
