• Welcome to the new and improved Building Code Forum. We appreciate you being here and hope that you are getting the information that you need concerning all codes of the building trades. This is a free forum to the public due to the generosity of the Sawhorses, Corporate Supporters and Supporters who have upgraded their accounts. If you would like to have improved access to the forum please upgrade to Sawhorse by first logging in then clicking here: Upgrades

Vegas Fire Contained by Fire Sprinkler in Attic

jar546

Forum Coordinator
Joined
Oct 16, 2009
Messages
10,977
Location
Somewhere Too Hot & Humid
Firefighters say that a sprinkler in a supermarket's attic kept a small fire from spreading throughout the entire store.

Las Vegas and Clark County firefighters responded to the Marketon supermarket near Nellis Boulevard and Bonanza Road at 6:10 a.m. Friday after an alarm company received a signal that the fire sprinkler system activated in the store.

When firefighters arrived they found smoke coming from an exhaust fan in the ceiling of a restroom, which caught fire. The fire extended to the attic space above the ceiling but was quickly extinguished by an automatic fire sprinkler in the attic area.

"Had there not been a fire sprinkler in the attic area where the fire occurred, it could have quickly spread to the rest of the shopping center involving a larger portion of the building which would resulted in significant damage," Las Vegas Fire and Rescue said in a release.

Firefighters would have been on scene for several hours making sure the fire was completely out and for cleanup. With this incident firefighters were on scene for ninety minutes.

Damage was confined to the ceiling in the restroom and a small area in the void area above the ceiling. Damage was estimated at $10,000. Most of the damage was to food products that came into contact with the sprinkler water or smoke. There was no fire damage to the retail portion of the store.
 
Firefighters say that a sprinkler in a supermarket's attic kept a small fire from spreading throughout the entire store.

Damage was confined to the ceiling in the restroom and a small area in the void area above the ceiling. Damage was estimated at $10,000. Most of the damage was to food products that came into contact with the sprinkler water or smoke. There was no fire damage to the retail portion of the store.
So a bathroom exhaust fan overheats, the sprinklers go off and destroy $10,000 worth of supplies, and of course "Firefighters say..............................................
 
So a bathroom exhaust fan overheats, the sprinklers go off and destroy $10,000 worth of supplies, and of course "Firefighters say..............................................

Not quite. A fire erupted in an attic and the sprinkler kept the fire from spreading and did its job. Twas a good day.
 
We’re starting to get indoor plumbing ...
It's a new concept up there?
giphy.gif
 
Top