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SUMMARY:Recycling Warehouse Sprinkler Activation London
DESCRIPTION:Recycling Warehouse Sprinkler Activation London  \n\nFire Rescue Service; London Fire Brigade (LFB)\nEight pump fire\nDate of incident; 15 March 2022\nLocation; Crayford\nPurpose group; Warehouse\nTime of call; 10:16\nTime of stop; 13:41\nIncident; Fire\nLocation of Incident; Conveyor belt/hopper\nAutomatic Fire Suppression System (AFSS); Deluge System\n\nLFB have reported the above-mentioned incident that clearly identifies the benefits of installing a bespoke  AFSS as part of a holistic approach to protect business from the impact of a industrial fire. \nThe Incident \n\nOn arrival operational crews identified a fire within a single-story recycling centre\nThe conveyor belt and the hopper of a 20-tonne industrial paper shredder was alight\n20 people had left the building before the arrival of the brigade.\nThe AFSS actuated where it was identified it was having limited impact containing/controlling the fire\nThe premises deluge system was therefore manually operated to actuate\,  flooding the area with water to prevent the fire from spreading\n\nOutcome \n\n10% of the conveyor belt/hopper were damaged by fir\nFire was likely accidental\nBattery discarded amongst paper to be recycled\nAFSS contained/controlled the fire\n\nBusiness continuity \nThe response time is critical when protecting critical expensive plant/machinery or high-risk areas from fire\, the quicker the fire can be detected and extinguished\, it will: – \n\nReduce to damage to machinery\, plant and property\nProduction loss kept to a minimum\nSafety of staff reinforced\nReduce the effect of fire on the environment\n\nYou have to ask the question what would the outcome of been if suppression had not been installed? \nLinks \n\nBritish Automatic Fire Sprinkle Association\, Information file BIF 5 Warehouses\nLFB\, press release\n\nSource \n\nLFB Press release\, information supplied by LFB
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LOCATION:Crayford
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