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Friday, 30 July 2010

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Corrosion in Dry and Preaction Systems

A Total Solution to Corrosion in Dry and Preaction Systems?

Mother Nature has the task of reducing compounds down to their primary constitutes, and this is accomplished very effectively. Corrosion of fire sprinkler systems is inevitable. One of the challenges faced by the fire sprinkler industry is to minimize this process. This article seeks to explain that there is not a single total solution to corrosion control in fire sprinkler systems. Instead, our industry must battle corrosion on several different fronts.

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Twenty die on Russian submarine

At least 20 people have died in an accident on a Russian nuclear submarine when a fire extinguishing system was activated by mistake.

Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Igor Dygalo said both sailors and shipyard workers died in the accident, which occurred during sea trials.

The dead were suffocated by freon gas, which is used to put out fires as it removes oxygen from the air.

Read more at the BBC

Proposed changes to BS EN 1245

BSi have issued two sets of proposed changes to BS EN 1245 - Fixed firefighting systems - Automatic sprinkler systems - Design, installation and maintenance.

Comments on the proposed changes should be made directly to BSi by the 31st December 2008

You can download the proposed changes from the links below:

prEN 12845:2004 A1 - Proposed changes to BS EN 12845 332.59 Kb
prEN 12845:2004 A2 - Proposed changes to BS EN 12845 968.29 Kb

University Fire

Activities at the First Nations University of Canada were not affected by a small boiler-room fire. Fire crews arrived 6 minutes after the emergency call had been placed. They found fire conditions in the basement boiler room and a fair amount of smoke and steam because the sprinkler system had activated before the crews arrived.

The sprinklers helped to contain the fire, according to the fire crew. The fire was limited to the area immediately around the furnace. They add that had that system not been in place, there would have significant damage.

There were approximately 30 people in the building when the fire broke out and all were safely evacuated.

Factory Fires in Germany and The Netherlands

German media report that on Sunday 15th July a fire destroyed the Altex textile factory in Gronau. A man who came to watch died of a heart attack. The fire alarm was raised at 21:22. Water could not extinguish the polypropylene balls stored to be processed at the factory so foam was used. There was no mention of a sprinkler system at the factory.
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Fire Destroys Factory in Switzerland

Swiss media report that a fire in the Swisspor factory in Steinhausen on 25 May has caused over €6 million damage. Swisspor manufactures polystyrene insulation sheets. Sandor Horvath, a police spokesperson, confirmed that the fire broke out in a post-combustion unit. The alarm was raised at 19:30 and 450 fire and rescue service personnel attended. By 23:30 the fire was out but the factory was totally destroyed.