NFPA Journal - July/August 2020 - 68
Firewatch
Warehouse
ILLINOIS
Sprinklers quash debris fire
Sparks from a metal-cutting saw ignited
debris at a warehouse renovation site,
but the facility's sprinkler system contained the fire until firefighters arrived
to complete extinguishment.
Workers at the site called 911 at 2
p.m. to report the fire at about the
same time notification was being made
by the sprinkler system's activated fire
alarm. Crews arrived to find that sprinklers had activated above a debris pile
in an open warehouse area. Crews put
out remaining spot fires in the debris.
Investigators learned that the building was undergoing interior renovation
and that roofing debris was being
dropped into a pile for removal to a
dumpster. As workers were operating
the metal cutting saw above the pile,
sparks dropped into the debris, igniting
combustible material.
The warehouse was a single-story
structure constructed with brick walls,
a steel roof frame and rubber membrane roof deck. It occupied a ground
floor area of 326,000 square feet
(30,286 square meters).
There were no losses from the fire.
Vehicle
NORTH CAROLINA
Driver dies in tractor trailer crash
A truck driver was killed when his tractor trailer jackknifed and rolled over on
a highway, causing a massive fire when
ruptured fuel tanks were ignited by
sparks or heat from the engine.
Firefighters were dispatched to the
scene by 911 calls from witnesses at
2:28 p.m. Arriving crews reported that
the tractor trailer was positioned off
the roadway and against a guardrail, resting on its side, and that it
was fully involved with fire. Crews
deployed two hoses and began attacking the fire from both sides of the
trailer. Crews were told that the driver
was still inside the cab but were
unable to get close enough to confirm.
As crews attacked the fire, incident
command requested that a mutual
aid company bring a tanker to the
scene. After the fire was brought
under control, crews began looking
for the driver, who was located under
burned debris from the cab, already
deceased. EMS crews and firefighters
removed the victim and placed him in
an ambulance.
Firefighters helped move debris
from the roadway and stayed on the
scene until it was determined that
there was no remaining fire hazard.
News reports indicated that police
believe that the tractor trailer went
off the road after blowing a tire.
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