NFPA Journal - September/October 2019 - 75

Science Laboratory
MASSACHUSETTS
Sprinkler extinguishes science
laboratory fire caused by overheated
electrical parts
Firefighters responded to reports of
a fire at a marine science laboratory.
Crews arriving at the scene discovered
that a fire in a second-floor laboratory
had been almost completely extinguished by the facility's sprinkler
system.
Firefighting crews responded to the
fire after the fire department received
notification of the incident by a box
alarm at approximately 9 a.m.
Arriving crews advanced a hose line
to the second floor of the three-story
laboratory building, where the fire
had apparently originated. Firefighting crews were reportedly able to
use a small pump can to extinguish
a minimal amount of remaining fire.
Following extinguishment of the fire,
firefighting crews secured the sprinkler system and proceeded to ventilate
the area.
Investigators determined that the
fire was caused by overheated electrical
parts in a piece of electronic equipment
located on a laboratory workbench. No
additional information was available on
the incident.
The building where the science laboratory was located was a four-story
structure and was constructed with
block walls, a wood roof frame and
deck, and a concrete floor frame. It
occupied a ground floor area of 6,000
square feet (557 square meters). The
entire facility was protected by a wetpipe sprinkler system.
The fire resulted in damage to
electrical equipment, a wall, and the
ceiling of the laboratory facility before
the building's sprinkler system was
activated.
Damage to the building, valued
at $20 million, which was estimated
at $15,000. There was an additional
$15,000 in damage to the contents of
the building, which were valued at $3
million.

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