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SUMMARY:Scotland School Sprinkler Save
DESCRIPTION:Occupancy: Community campus which incorporates Crieff High School\nWhere: Crieff\, Scotland\nWhen; 21 February 2022\nFire Rescue Service; Scottish Fire Rescue Service (SFRS)\nTime of Call; 12:45\nAFSS; BS12845\, Commercial Sprinkler installation\n\nThe benefits of protecting educational buildings in Scotland with fire sprinklers clearly demonstrated once again\, in this case a community campus proving a range of sporting opportunities for both the children attending the campus and the wider community clearly demonstrated following this fire \nThe incident \n\nTwo fire pumping appliances from SFRS were mobilised to a fire following the activation of the premise sprinkler system.\nOn arrival operational crews identified the community campus (650 people) had been evacuated due to a fire within the ground floor toilet.\nNo further action was taken by operational crews as the fire had been extinguished before their arrival by the activation of one concealed sprinkler head.\nTotal property area damaged by fire 5m2\nMaterial ignited\, toilet paper/fixed plastic toilet roll dispenser\n\nBusiness Continuity  \nSchool fires have a devasting impact on both a school and a community\, every year many schools are damaged or destroyed by fires\, affecting the education of pupils across the country causing millions of pounds worth of damage. \nOn this occasion\, the impact of this school fire was minimal due to the decision at the design stage to install fire sprinklers throughout the school: – \n\nFire\, heat/smoke damage contained to the compartment of origin\nOther locations within the school were unaffected\nSchools’ continuity allowing pupils/students to return to normality far more efficiently with considerably less disruption\nThe campus was closed for only 2.5 hours\n\nThis incident clearly demonstrates the benefits of fire sprinklers in schools \n\nIn terms of life safety/property protection\nPreventing large fires\, protects the environment by avoiding C02 emissions\nReducing water supply contamination\nMaintain the school’s continuity allowing students to return to their classrooms in a matter of hours\nProtect students\, staff\, and firefighters\n\nArson  \n\nInterrogating the Sprinkler Saves UK database this is the fifth school sprinkler save reported in the space of 9 months.\n4 of the 5 incidents reported as malicious\nlocation of the fire:\n\nThree within a toilet\nOne within a changing room\n\n\n\nClearly identifying the importance of providing sprinkler protection within toilets/changing rooms  \n Legislation \n\nThe benefits of fire sprinklers being mandatory in Scotland clearly identified once again\, if this incident had taken place south of the border in England the outcome could have been so different\nFire sprinklers are only mandatory in new school buildings in Scotland and Wales but not in England and Northern Ireland.\nBuilding Bulletin 100 (Design document for new schools) is currently being reviewed in England\, highlighting that the sprinkler expectation will be removed.\nOur position is that that government explicitly maintains the sprinkler expectation in the revised BB100 publication so that fewer schools are damaged and destroyed by fire.\n\nThis image provided by Derbyshire Fire& Rescue Service clearly identifies the impact of a fire in a school where sprinklers are not installed \n \nLinks \n\nSprinkler Saves Website\, Derbyshire School Sprinkler Save 22 May 2022\nBAFSA: Sprinklers in Schools animation\nNFCC Sprinkler Tool Kit\n\nSource\, Our thanks to SFRS for  reporting the above mentioned incident
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/scotland-school-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:Crieff\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220220T214900
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220221T214900
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20220314T194343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T194343Z
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SUMMARY:North Ayrshire School Saved by Sprinkler System
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nFire Rescue Service; Scottish Fire and Rescue Service\nDate of Incident; 20 February 2022\nTime of call; 21:49\nOccupancy; School/leisure centre\nLocation of Fire; Server Room\nIgnition Source: Electrical\n2x sprinkler heads operated\n\nScottish Fire & Rescue Service have reported the above-mentioned incident involving an electrical fire within the school’s server room located on the first floor. \nTwo sprinkler heads activated which contained\, extinguished the fire before arrival of fire crews at Garnock Community Campus\, fire damage was restricted to under 10m². \nThe benefits of installing fire sprinklers in schools clearly identified \n\nProtecting both the occupants and the building\nReducing potential fire\, smoke damage\nReducing potential disruption to students education\n\nUnfortunately\, this is not the case throughout the country fire sprinklers are mandatory in new school buildings in Scotland and Wales\, but not in England or Northern Ireland. \nDespite a growing acceptance amongst the public\, and some politicians of the value of automatic fire sprinklers\, there is a continuing reluctance to fit sprinklers in new schools in both England and Northern Ireland. \nWithin the nations of the UK there are different governmental approaches to the fitting of sprinklers in schools. Whilst the English government takes an almost “laissez faire” approach to this vital topic the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales take a proactive approach – sprinklers are mandatory in all new and substantially refurbished schools in both countries. \nThe British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association is calling on the Government to require the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in all new built and substantially refurbished schools in England and Northern Ireland and we are not a lone voice\, leading bodies in the built environment have signed a joint statement to this effect\, including the retrofitting of sprinklers in existing school buildings when relevant refurbishment takes place. \nLinks \n\nBritish Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association; Sprinklers in Schools Information File 1\nBusiness Sprinkler Alliance; Fire Sprinklers make the grade at St Nicholas Primary School\nNational Fire Chiefs Council; Responds to the Government’s proposed revision to its fire safety guidance for schools\n\n 
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/north-ayrshire-school-saved-by-sprinkler-system/
LOCATION:Garnock
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220211
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20220222T180044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T180044Z
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SUMMARY:Sheffield Shop Sprinkler Save
DESCRIPTION:Date of incident; 10 February 2022\nTime of call; 10:51\nFire Rescue Service; South Yorkshire Fire& Rescue Service (SYFRS)\nOccupancy; Shop (Furniture Store)\nLocation; Sheffield\nIgnition source; Careless disposal smoking materials\nLocation of fire; Loading bay\n\nSYFRS have reported the above-mentioned sprinkler save\, involving the activation of one commercial sprinkler head extinguishing the fire before the arrival of operational crews. \nThe local star reported that a spokesperson for the fire service said: “The fire started behind some roller shutter doors in a loading area behind the shop\, but because the premises had sprinklers fitted the fire was contained so what could have been a very big fire was in fact over quite quickly” \nLinks \n\nThe British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association\, Retail Information file 4 \nSYRFS\nStar
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sheffield-shop-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:sheffield
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211218
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20220201T174347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T174958Z
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SUMMARY:Gateshead\, Warehouse Sprinkler Save including images/video
DESCRIPTION:Fire Rescue Service; Tyne and Wear Fire Rescue Service\nDate of Incident; 17 December 2021\nTime of Call 11:57\nOccupancy; Warehouse\nIgnition source; Propane powered forklift truck\nEN BS12845 Sprinkler System with external pump house\, external tank\n\n            \n\nThe benefits of sprinklers clearly shown in the above images taken at the incident.\nDramatic footage of the sprinklers operating\,  extinguishing the fire clearly demonstrated in the video below\nCredit\, images\, video Tyne and Wear Fire Rescue Service \n\n\nTWFRS have reported the following fire involving a propane gas-powered forklift truck involving several wooden pallets. Three sprinkler heads installed in the roof void actuated\, extinguishing the fire before the arrival of TWFRS.\n\nWithout the Sprinkler System\, there would have been significant damage to the business\, potential risk of injury to members of staff\, firefighters due to the risk of the propane gas-powered forklift truck cylinder exploding\, the effect of which would of accelerated the fire allowing it to spread rapidly to the combustible materials located in proximity of the fire.\nBusiness Continuity \nThis incident clearly demonstrates the benefits of business continuity by the installation of AFSS in Warehouse premises\, demonstrating sprinklers are the most effective way of: \n\nProtecting business from fire\nBusiness interruption is minimal\, compared to a non-sprinklered building\nEnsuring jobs are not needlessly lost\nLocal community\, environment is protected\nProtecting firefighters\nDemonstrating  that warehouse fires can be contained and extinguished.\n\nIt is reported that water egress was minimal\, contained to the compartment of origin \n  \nhttp://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VIDEO-2021-12-17-13-52-5356-1.mp4\n  \nLinks/features ; \nThe British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association\, \n\nWarehouse animation\nWarehouses and modern logistics facilities\, sprinklers are an essential part of the business resilience tool kit\nBiff 05 Warehouses\nTWFRS\,
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/gateshead-warehouse-sprinkler-save-including-images-video/
LOCATION:Gateshead
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211125
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20220113T192506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T192806Z
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SUMMARY:Ilford Academy School Sprinkler Save
DESCRIPTION:Date of Incident; 24 November 2021\nTime of Incident; 12:51\nLocation; Ilford\nFire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade\nOccupancy; Academy school of 3 floors\nLocation of fire; Changing room\nSprinkler System; BS12845\, water supply town mains booster pumps\n\n\nLFB have reported the above-mentioned incident involving the actuation of the Academy sprinkler system following a fire in a waste bin located in a changing room.\nOne concealed sprinkler head operated suppressing\, extinguishing the fire preventing the fire from spreading from the room of origin.\nThe sprinkler system was interfaced with the fire detection and fire alarm system allowing the alarm to be raised.\nTotal property area damaged by fire estimated to be under 5 square meters\, the cause of the fire is under investigation.\n\nThis incident clearly identifies the benefits of sprinklers in schools\, It is ¹reported  in the last 5 years school fires have: – \n\nDestroyed the equivalent of 1\,100 classrooms\nDestroyed 47 Primary /secondary school buildings following 2\,300 incidents\nMore than 74\,000 square metres\, an area equivalent to 10 football pitches of teaching facilities have been damaged by fire in this time\nIn the period from April 2015- April 2020\, 1\,467 primary schools and 834 secondary schools’ fires were reported\n\nThese figures clearly highlight that the installation of sprinklers should be made compulsory in England following the lead of Wales\, Scotland. \nGavin Tomlinson\, Sprinkler Lead\, National Fire Chiefs Council\, said: “The case for sprinklers in schools is extremely compelling. The disruptive effect these fires have on whole communities is stark and the cost of the fire is felt well beyond rebuild costs. The impact can be devastating and\, in the year where education has been so severely disrupted\, school fires put huge additional pressure on the education service and parents. \n“Schools are important community assets which need to be protected and we know that sprinklers are both highly reliable and effective. When sprinklers operate\, they will control or extinguish a fire in 99% of cases. \n“The NFCC will continue to call for the mandatory fitting of sprinkler systems in all new and refurbished schools in England.” \nLinks \nBAFSA Year book 2021/2022; Further reading highlighting the impact of “Fires In schools” can be found in the article drafted by Ritchie O’Connell \nBAFSA Year book 2021/2022; Further information “Pushing the government on the use of sprinklers” can be found in the article drafted by Gavin Tomlinson\, National Fire Chiefs Council \nZurich; Press release fires in schools \n¹Source; Zurich press release 8 March 2021\, Chris Johnson\, Zurich UK Media relations \n 
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/ilford-academy-school-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:Ilford
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211123
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20211125T224048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211206T190941Z
UID:10000338-1637539200-1637625599@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Swindon School Sprinkler Save Update
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDate of incident; 22 November 2021\nTime of call; 1:46\nDorset and Wiltshire Fire Rescue Service\nOccupancy; Single Storey Primary School\nLocation; Lydiard Millicent Swindon\nFire; Ground floor toilet\, suppressed by school sprinkler system\n\nDorset and Wiltshire Fire Rescue Service have provided the following comprehensive update for the above mentioned incident highlighting the clear benefits of installing sprinklers in schools. BS12845\, sprinkler system was installed during the construction of the new school in 2011 for life safety\, property protection. \nA fire was discovered within a toilet and cloakroom area on the ground floor involving the the ignition of a toilet roll and its plastic holder causing a single sprinkler head to activate\, extinguishing the fire and limiting smoke and heat damage. \nOn arrival operational crews found that the fire has been completely extinguished by the sprinkler system proceeded to assist the school in isolating the system. Business continuity is paramount following any operational incident allowing operational crews to interact with the  sprinkler system  preventing unwanted water egress. \nIt should be noted:- \n\nThe fire was extinguished before the arrival of the FRS\nFlashover was prevented\nThe fire was contained to compartment of origin\nSafety of operational crews was reinforced\nNo reported injuries to pupils or staff\n\nThe school was closed for the remainder of the day of the incident\, and for 2 subsequent days to make repairs to the toilet area  with the students switching to remote learning during this period. \nGroup Manager Tim Gray said “Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service continue to lobby for the inclusion of sprinkler systems in all premises\, particularly in education buildings. The speed of response from the installed system and its control over the fire growth undoubtedly ensured that fire damage was kept to a minimum allowing the school to re-open within 2 days of the fire with as little disruption to the school as possible and no loss of valuable work or property \nThe Swindon Advertiser reported\, the school is part of the Diocese of Bristol Academies Trust. Ceo Jez Piper said: “The fire was quickly contained\, and the school was evacuated very quickly and effectively\, with no harm to any pupil or member of staff. “The school sprinkler system worked well\, and the fire brigade attended the site very quickly\, ensuring that the fire was fully out and to secure the area” \nWhen you compare this to a similar incident attended by Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service on the 3rd January 2017\, the service attended a serious fire at Avenue Primary School in Warminster. On arrival. operational crews found a well developed blaze within a classroom block. Sprinklers were not fitted\, the damage was extensive but crews were able to stop the spread of fire to further school buildings. \nDorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service\, like all fire rescue services continue to urge\, lobby local education and environmental leaders to install school sprinkler installations. \n\nThe impact of fires in schools was clearly highlighted in the article contained in the BAFSA\, Sprinkler focus magazine November 2020 edition\, highlighting 3 school fires where sprinklers were not fitted.\nSprinkler saves in England is a rare event\, it is not mandatory for new schools in England to be fitted with sprinklers which is already the case in Wales since 2014 and Scotland since 2010.\nDespite a growing acceptance amongst the public\, and some politicians of the value of automatic fire sprinklers\, there is a continuing reluctance to fit sprinklers in new schools in England.\n\nFurther background on this anomaly can be found in the BAFSA article on schools. \n[1] Fire Incident data set for 2018/19 to 20/21 where sprinklers are reported as operated following a fire in a primary/infant school in England \n\n\n\nOccupancy\n2018/19\n2019/20\n2020/21\nTotal\n\n\nprimary/infant school\n0\n0\n3\n3\n\n\n\nOn average for the 3-year period\,  1 sprinkler saves a year for a primary/infant school in England\,\, \nLinks \n\nBritish Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association\, sprinkler focus magazine\, 3 school fires where sprinklers not fitted\nBritish Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association\, Schools feature.\nThe Swindon Advertiser\nDorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority\n\n[1] Source: FOI Requests for Incident Recording System Data relating to primary fires attended by FRSs in which sprinklers were present for England\, Scotland\, and Wales for the financial years 2018/19 to 2020/21
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/481/
LOCATION:Swindon
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211017T100300
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211017T130900
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20211018T190735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T191022Z
UID:10000254-1634464980-1634476140@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:London Shopping Centre Fire
DESCRIPTION:Fire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade\nLocation; Stratford\nOccupancy; Shopping Centre\nLocation of fire; single retail unit\nDate of incident; 17 October 2021\nTime of Call 10:03\nActivation premises sprinkler system\nCause of the fire; electrical\n\n  \n\nIt is reported that 25% of a of a retail unit on the first floor was damaged by fire\, the cause of the fire was electrical.\nThe premises sprinkler system activated suppressing the fire\, two jets were used by operational crews\nThe shopping centre was evacuated with no injuries reported.\n\nThe benefits of sprinklers clearly demonstrated following the above mentioned incident. \nIt should be remembered sprinklers/ controls the size of the fire\, reducing the amount of smoke produced. \nIn shopping centres\, it is common practice to protect the commercial unit/shop with sprinklers to control the fire size. Sprinklers are not installed in the malls to prevent overcooling of the smoke\, and the risk of wet slippery surfaces on escape routes \nShopping centres are one of the most complex buildings that often include a variety of uses within the complex\, leisure areas\, hotels\, apartments\, cinemas and offices. Therefore\, retail centres require a high standard of management compared to other building uses. \nManagement is key ensuring the premises fire safety systems are operable in the event of a fire including sprinklers\, fire alarm system\, dry/wet risers\, smoke extraction units and fire curtains \nTo highlight this\, London Fire Brigade published an open letter in 2020\, to those responsible for fire safety in shopping centres. Highlighting the importance of maintaining fire safety systems including the premises sprinkler systems \nLinks \n\nBAFSA; Information file 4 RetailLFB incidents\nBAFSA; Warehouses Animation\nLFB; Open letter to shopping centre managers\nLFB; Press release
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/london-shopping-centre-fire/
LOCATION:s\, Stratford\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211004T054700
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211004T070000
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20211015T185329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211015T190941Z
UID:10000252-1633326420-1633330800@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Cumbria waste site deluge save
DESCRIPTION:Fire Rescue Service; Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service (CFRS)\nDate of Incident; 04/10/21\nLocation; Hespin Wood\nTime of call; 05:47\nOccupancy; waste management\n2 pumping; appliances\nDeluge; fixed fire protection system\n\nCFRS have reported a fire within a commercial building ion the second floor involving a waste site conveyor belt which sustained extensive damage. \nThe fire was suppressed by the operation of the onsite deluge system containing the fire before the arrival of operational crews. \nCrews attended from Carlisle West Fire Station locating several seats of fire which was extinguished with a hose reel jet\, \nWhat is a deluge system? \nA fixed fire protection system designed to protect against a specific risk/hazard. A large number of open-ended nozzle heads simultaneously activate to bring the fire under control. \nLinks \n\n\n\nBAFSA information file 15\, types of sprinkler systems\nNews & Star\nCFRS\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/cumbia-waste-site-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:Hespin Wood\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210917
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20210918T102256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210918T102625Z
UID:10000248-1631750400-1631836799@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Luton Shopping Center Sprinkler Save
DESCRIPTION:Basement Shopping Center\, Sprinkler Save\n\nDate of incident :- 16 September 2021\nLocation :-Luton Mall shopping centre\nOccupancy:- Commercial /retail unit\,\nLocation of fire :-Basement\nCause of fire:- Electrical intake box\nInjuries/fatalities:- None reported\n\nThe benefits of installing commercial sprinkler systems in shopping centers clearly demonstrated once again following the recently reported Shepherd’s Bush Mall sprinkler save dated 9 September 2021 \nIt has been reported in Luton Today/ Bedfordshire Live that a fire was suppressed by the shopping Centre sprinkler system before the arrival of the fire and rescue service. \nA Bedfordshire Fire spokesman said: “Firefighters from Luton\, Dunstable\, Stopsley\, Leighton Buzzard and Toddington attended a small electrical fire in Poundland. “The area was heavily smoke-logged and firefighters in breathing apparatus used a hose reel and mains jets to extinguish it. They also used fans to help ventilation.” \nMall Luton general manager Roy Greening said: “The sprinkler system activated immediately and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries.”Luton fire brigade was called and helped ventilate the unit before declaring it was safe at around 1am.” \nDid you know \n\nA sprinkler system will control the size of the fire\, reducing the amount of smoke generated.\nIn shopping centres it is common practice to protect shop units only with sprinklers to control the fire size.\nOver 4\,000 fires occur in retail outlets every year.\nOn average\, large fires cause over 5 million pounds of damage every year in shops. (This excludes fires under £250\,000).\nSprinklers are not widely used in the UK because the guidance rarely prescribes their use.\nIt has been proven sprinklers prevent large fires because they activate automatically over a fire\, controlling or even extinguishing the blaze before the Fire and Rescue Service arrives.\nThey therefore save lives and protect firefighters who attend incidents.\nPrevent significant damage or destruction of a building by fire.\nA sprinkler system can prevent major financial and equipment losses.\n\nLinks \n\nShepherd’s Bush Mall Sprinkler Save\nBAFSA\, information file 4 Retail\nBedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service\nLuton today\nBedfordshire Live\n\nImage :-Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/luton-shopping-center-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:Luton
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210909T024600
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210909T024600
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20210909T184939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T200117Z
UID:10000247-1631155560-1631155560@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Sprinklers Suppress London Shopping Centre fire
DESCRIPTION:Date of incident: 9 September 2021\nTime of incident : 02:46 hours\nLondon Fire Brigade (LFB) resources: 4 Fire Appliances\nLocation of fire : Commercial unit\nPremises type:Shopping Centre\nLocation: Shepherds Bush\nCause of fire : Failure of a capacitor within a fridge compressor compartment.\nThe LFB have reported in a press release\, the above mentioned incident involving the activation of the sprinkler system in a commercial unit.\n\nThe shop was fitted with a sprinkler system which activated 5-10 sprinkler heads suppressing the fire until firefighters arrived at the scene. Only a small part of the shop was damaged by fire. No injuries are reported.\nStation Officer Gavin Jones was at the scene\, he said: \n“This fire highlights the clear benefits of sprinklers to businesses and we would urge all companies and business owners to install them. \n“Thanks to the sprinkler activating it helped control the fire spread and limited fire damage.” \nBusiness Continuity \nIt is a fact:- \n\nFires have a significant impact on business continuity\nLeading to business closures\nLarge impact on fire and rescue services\n\nThe installation of sprinklers plays a holistic approach of fire safety measures\, in reducing the impact of fire on people property and the environment. They also restrict fire development assisting firefighters in carrying out search and rescue operations.\nFurther information regarding this incident\, commercial sprinklers\, click the links below \n\nBritish Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association\, Information file publications\nRetail 4\nFAQs Industrial Commercial Sprinkler Systems 6b\nLondon Fire Brigade press release\n\n.
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sprinklers-suppress-london-shopping-centre-fire/
LOCATION:Shepherd’s Bush
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210807T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210807T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20210809T192848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210809T193544Z
UID:10000320-1628294400-1628294400@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Essex Superstore Sprinkler Save
DESCRIPTION:Essex Superstore Sprinkler Save \nOn the 7 August at 4.51am\,  Essex Fire & Rescue Service were called to a fire at a large supermarket store in Waltham Abbey. The commercial sprinkler system activated suppressing a fire in one of the rooms within the store. \nBAFSA comment : Automatic fire sprinklers will control the spread of a fire and protect businesses and families from the physical and psychological effects of a fire as well as the practical disruption of lives in small communities \nPart B of the building regulations requires the installation of sprinklers under certain circumstances\, such as new residential blocks of more than 11m in height and uncompartmented areas of shops or self storage buildings of more than 2000 square metres. \nFAQs Industrial and Commercial Sprinkler Systems can be found in the BAFSA information file 6b \n  \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/essex-superstore-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:Waltham Abbey
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210716T004200
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210716T020000
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20210718T224630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210730T193854Z
UID:10000317-1626396120-1626400800@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Erith Ocado Customer Fulfilment Centre Fire Suppressed by Sprinkler Activation
DESCRIPTION:On the 16 July 2021\, The commercial sprinkler system (FM Global Early Suppression Fast Response)  activated at Ocado’s three-storey customer fulfilment centre (CFC) assisting  operational crews from the LFB to suppress\, extinguish a deep seated warehouse fire. The London Fire Brigade were called at 12:42\, mobilising 15 fire appliances dispatched from neighbouring stations including Bexley\, Millwall\, Lee Green and Greenwich. \nThe cause of the fire according to the statement released by Ocado appears to have been caused by the collision of three bots on the grid\, no one was injured and the damage was limited to 1 per cent of its grid. \nThis incident clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of properly controlling a fire using sprinklers as part of a holistic approach containing fire spread. Sprinklers not only protect lives\, they protect property\, businesses and jobs. Sprinklers have been shown to contain and extinguish fires in 99% of cases. \nWhen you compare the above mentioned incident to the article by Tom Roche\, secretary of the Business Sprinkler Alliance highlighting two buildings destroyed by fire. the benefits of sprinklers are clear for everyone to see \nWhat are the fire safety building regulations for the requirement of sprinklers in industrial and commercial buildings \nApproved Document “B” provides building design guidance to satisfy the requirements of the Fire Safety Building Regulations. The guidance for sprinklers to be installed in  industrial and commercial buildings\, is that: \n\nSprinklers be used in single storey warehouses larger than 20\,000m2\nSprinklers are not required  for industrial buildings.\n\n 
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/erith-ocado-customer-fulfilment-centre-fire-suppressed-by-sprinkler-activation/
LOCATION:Erith\, Church Manorway\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210710T215900
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210710T215900
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20211109T194913Z
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UID:10000334-1625954340-1625954340@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:City of London Sprinkler Save
DESCRIPTION:FRS; London Fire Brigade (LFB)\nLocation; City of London\nDate of Incident; 10 July 2021\nTime of Call; 20:59\nOccupancy; Commercial\nLocation of fire; Kitchen\nSprinkler system actuation\n\nLFB have reported the above-mentioned incident\, resulting in the mobilization of four fire appliances to a fire within a shop with a restaurant above on New London Street. \nFire damage was contained to part of the ground floor only due to the activation of the premises sprinkler system.  2 sidewall sprinkler heads operated restricting fire damage to 20% of the ground floor only. The water supply for the sprinkler system was from the town main. \nA London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “The fire was discovered by a member of the public who saw smoke coming from a door on the ground floor. There were no working smoke alarms inside the property. The fire is believed to have been accidental and caused by an electrical fault in an extractor fan. \nLinks \n\nBAFSA; Further information\, FAQ’s industrial & Commercial sprinkler systems can be found in the information file 6b\nLFB\, press release\n\n 
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/city-of-london-sprinkler-save/
LOCATION:City of London
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210707T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210707T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20210710T131145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210710T131301Z
UID:10000244-1625666400-1625671800@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Sheffield hospital healthcare laundry room fire
DESCRIPTION:The effectiveness of sprinklers were clearly demonstrated following a fire caused by an industrial gas powered ironing machine which suppressed and extinguished the fire before the arrival of South Yorkshire Fire Service\, no further action was required.The outcome of could have been so different if sprinklers had not been installed. During 2008/2009 five significant fires took place involving healthcare premises in London which resulted in partial or full evacuation. \nFollowing these incidents NHS London published the report “Review of five London hospital fires and their management” which illustrated  the critical importance of being prepared for emergencies. None of the five sites had AFSS installed at the time of the incidents\, \nDisappointingly an opportunity was lost as the report made no reference to the benefits/impact  that the installation of AFSS may have brought to these incidents. \nThe impact of fire on UK hospitals and healthcare premises is significant. Data sourced by NHS Digital confirms there were 1701 fires in all trusts in 2015/16  and 1462  fires in 2016/17. Mental Health Trusts accounted for 1138 or 67% of fires in 2015/16 and 895 or 61% fires in 2016/2017. Over these two years\, 88 people were injured in NHS Trust fires\, with 64 of these people being injured in fires related to Mental Health Trusts. There were four deaths in trust fires\, three accounted for by Mental Health Trusts. Further guidance on sprinklers in healthcare premises can be found in the Welsh Health Estates Guidance Note:Sprinkler systems in healthcare premises
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sheffield-hospital-health-care-laundry-room-fire/
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201013
DTSTAMP:20260418T141235
CREATED:20210511T181645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T142757Z
UID:10000310-1602460800-1602547199@www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
SUMMARY:Business premises\, East Sussex
DESCRIPTION:East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has praised a business in Hastings for installing the sprinklers system\, which stopped a small fire quickly spreading throughout the building. \nUpon arrival\, crews found a small fire located in the fan unit\, which had been quickly extinguished by the sprinkler system. \nAndrew Gausden\, Business Safety Manager said: “This is a timely reminder to other companies to invest in a sprinkler system which could protect your business from severe fire damage.A sprinkler system really can make a difference\, in 2019 we attended a similar fire locally which resulted in the total loss of a business – sprinklers would have made the difference. \n“Sprinkler systems are designed to contain a fire ensuring businesses are often up and running within a short period of time due to limited damage.”
URL:https://www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/business-premises-east-sussex/
LOCATION:Hastings\, Hastings\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Commercial
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