Re: Automatic fire sprinklers

[Tom Horne <hornetd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 12, 11:31=A0am, jamesgangnc <jamesgan...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jan 12, 10:25=A0am, Kurt Ullman <kurtull...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> > In article <5qednQCgQrTCWbDQnZ2dnUVZ_oidn...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > =A0"Ed Pawlowski" <e...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > ?
> > > "Shaun Eli" <missingch...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote .>
> > > > It's a pretty small cost to add sprinklers to new construction. Fir=
es
> > > > are rare but they're expensive as hell. And you can rebuild a house=
;
> > > > you can't rebuild a burned-to-death person.
>
> > > I'd like to see if they really save lives. =A0How many people are kil=
led by
> > > smoke inhalation before a sprinkler would activate? =A0I'm thinking o=
f a
> > > smoldering sofa or mattress that can kill you long before a flame get=
s hot
> > > enough to set off a sprinkler head. =A0 In the case of a heater fires=
, it may
> > > make a difference as the fire is in another area of the house.
>
> > =A0 According to the NFPA records there has never been a multiple fatal=
ity
> > fire in the US. Their records go back to around 1900. Most of the
> > fatalities have been things like smoking in bed where the smoker was
> > cooked, but nobody else, which would seem to answer your question. This
> > includes hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, etc., in addition to
> > residences.
>
> > > As for property damage, it does save fire damage, but can replace it =
with
> > > water damage.
>
> > > I'm not for or against, I just want to see more facts before deciding=
.
>
> > --
> > "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree =
is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on."
> > =A0---PJ O'Rourke
>
> I've seen multiple fatality fires just here in the local news in NC so
> something is wrong with your source.

James
Are you saying that you can identify a specific instance of a multiple
fatality fire in a property that is protected by a complete automatic
fire sprinkler system.  A yes or no answer would be appreciated.
--
Tom Horne