Very possible and wasn't there a fire that started in the roof system of a warehouse this year or last? Fire started in the roofing system and spread uncontrolled since it was above the sprinklers.
I know of one here in SC where lighting hit the building and caused some significant damage including disabling the fire sprinkler system. Bldg was a total loss including all the contents (tires). Same issue with the photovoltaic panels on roofs. Fires can start on the roof and spread to the roof and no internal sprinkler system will ever activate until it breaches the building which is not going to do anything to a fire above the sprinklers. Craig L. Prahl Fire Protection Group Lead CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive Spartanburg, SC 29303 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 CH2MHILL Extension 74102 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Cahit Kilavuz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: GE fire COMMENT I would say quite possible. More frequent causes include faulty electrical connections, faulty/imperfect electrical equipment (fluorescent starters, thermostats etc.) directly attached to it. Cheers On 6 April 2015 at 17:28, <[email protected]> wrote: > Ladies/Gentlemen: > > I watched NBC News that night and they stated it may have started > with a lightning strike on the roof...My conjecture: Possibly igniting > insulating foam below roof deck...and, above the sprinklers?? Your > thoughts, por favor? > > Jerry > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > Jerry D. Watts, SFPE > President & Co-Founder > ACCENT FIRE ENGINEERING INT'L. Ltd.* > Santa Fe, New Mexico USA > (800) 503.1961 nationwide > > *Licensed Fire Protection Engineers - Architects/Inspectors/Fire > Investigators: AZ CA CO NM NV NY TX UT KS MD MS > > > > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
